While President-Elect Barack Obama certainly has a lot on his plate, hopefully, once in office, he can solve multiple problems in one bite with Al Gore’s proposal to move to 100% clean energy.  Just as President John F. Kennedy propelled us to the moon with a 10 year ultimatum, Gore insists that a complete transition to zero-carbon electricity with the same timeline is the only way to ween us from climate changing fossil fuels, and create a prosperous green economy.  In the latest issue of Mother Jones he explains:

We should speed up this transition by insisting that the price of carbon-based energy include the costs of the environmental damage it causes. I have long supported a sharp reduction in payroll taxes with the difference made up in CO₂ taxes. We should tax what we burn, not what we earn.

It’s going to take some radical thought

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So that’s the first look at Stone’s George W. Bush movie - what do you think? While I find James Cromwell an interesting choice (I find it bothersome that he sounds like himself and not at all like a Bush) the rest of the supporting cast looks amazing.

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I just discovered Sarah Haskins on Current TV and I’m officially a fan. Her take on feminist issues and media is honest and hilarious. Check out her latest regarding the “female friendly” presidental campaign.

Watch the video here : http://current.com/items/89019993_target_women_suffrage

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MoveOn.org’s “Obama in 30 Seconds contest” generated over 1,000 entries of creative ads that were to engage and enlighten viewers and help them understand the grassroots energy that’s driving Barack Obama’s campaign.  Now, after 5.5 million total votes were cast, MoveOn.org announced thier winner:  Obamacan by David Gaw and Lance Mungia.  

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During The White House Correspondents’ Dinner (WHCD) last night, Craig Ferguson delivered some funny punchlines. He told the vacation-loving President “You could look for a job with more vacation time” and said Cheney “is already moving out of his residence. It takes longer than you think to pack up an entire dungeon.”

But I have to admit, I miss Steven Colbert. Call me old fashioned, but his 2006 White House Correspondents’ Dinner monologue cannot be beat. So, for old time’s sake, I thought I would gather the top 10 best Steven Colbert Jokes from his brilliant White House Correspondents’ dinner speech. There were a lot more than 10, but here’s a start:

1. By the way, before I get started, if anybody needs anything else at their tables, just speak slowly and clearly into your table numbers. Someone from the NSA will be right over with a cocktail.
2. I stand by this man. I stand by this man, because he stands for things. Not only for things, he stands on things, things like aircraft carriers and rubble and recently flooded city squares. And that sends a strong message, that no matter what happens to America, she will always rebound with the most powerfully staged photo-ops in the world.

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