first impression with people on a national stage was iowa. that was a pretty damn good impression. the governor, fairly or not, came out of the gate as a frontrunner, and that first impression stuck, he disappointed people in the early debates, and he can t take that back. you don t get a second chance at a first impression. no, you don t. dealing with policies, energy is certainly one of them, is a smart move on his part. i think it s important to let the american people know, we ve got enough oil in north dakota, it could dwarf saudi arabia. i mean, there are geological finds going on. the natural gas discoveries in places like texas, arkansas, louisiana, and pennsylvania are startling. we have hundreds of years of natural gas. our coal capacity is significant. neil: maybe there s a political method to the madness here, getting environmentalists, folks who say you re really