Mr. Friedman's market fears and hysteria aside; I have to wonder about his take on the energy issues. He trashes our use of fossil fuels and mocks the proponents of domestic drilling and wonders where the push to develop "clean energy" is. What exactly is he calling for, and what solutions does this "great thinker" propose to add to our energy grid to take their place. There is presently only one technology that can take the place of oil fired power plants at this time and that is nuclear energy, and I'm sure he not advocating nuclear plant growth.

I don't think the American people want to see their standard of living devolve. So, what is the answer? We either gamble on the ability to procure oil on the open market or we drill for our own. Is there another practical solution?