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The Financial Times getting there "fustus with the mostus":
President Barack Obama on Friday unveiled a “blueprint for a clean and secure energy future” for the US that stresses alternative energies and the relatively clean fossil fuel of natural gas, and encourages greater energy efficiency.Getting there "fustus with the mostus" was the overarching tactic of Confederate Cavalry General Nathan Bedford Forrest. The quote however was mis-attributed to him by the New York Times in 1917. Who knows who actually said it?
He will travel to Argonne, Illinois on Friday to promote the blueprint, a key plank of which involves taking $2bn over 10 years from federal revenues from oil and gas field leases to pay for research on vehicles that do not use oil....
...“Since President Obama took office, responsible oil and gas production has increased each year, while oil imports have fallen to a 20-year low [and] renewable electricity generation from wind, solar and geothermal sources has doubled,” the plan says....MORE
“In short, the president’s approach is working. It’s a winning strategy for the economy, energy security and the environment,” it says, although it noted there was still more work to be done....
I went to the White House site for the prepared remarks but all I found was "Vice President Biden Launches Audio Series 'Being Biden'"
