we ve known that since the election, since the campaign. he doesn t like big oil. he wants to see an alternative energy future. but that alternative energy future produces zero gasoline for the gas tank. maybe some ethanol at some future point. but that only merely stretches the supply. it doesn t replace oil. and what we need is an independent regulatory commission to take over the management of energy in this country without worrying about day-to-day politics and the two-year, four-year election cycles, which have prevented the nation for 40 years from having any energy sanity as we look into the future. so there s no silver bullet now. but with a short medium, long-term 50-year plan that can survive congressional changes, i think we can get to affordable energy, make sure we have plenty of it, and make sure it s sustainable from an environmental standpoint. independent energy, we ll keep in touch, mr. hofmeister. as you just heard mr. hofmeister