then we have gene karpinski. welcome. can we start off with philosophy of what both men bring to the table when it comes to energy policy? in a broad sense, what they are thinking? how would you define both men, starting with president obama? guest: the election is about choices. in less than 60 days, it is a choice of who will lead the country. when it comes to energy policy, it is an incredibly stark choice. president obama has been a leader in moving us towards a new, clean energy future. jobs of the future. we need to reduce our dependence on oil and move to new, clean sources -- renewables, wind, solar. he has done a lot of that. we need to keep moving forward. unfortunately, mr. romney'a energy policy was written by big oil and it takes us backwards. that is not the path to the future. that is the path to more climate change pollution and more subsidies. it takes is a backward. our energy policy is important. we need to go forward to the future that is clean, renewable, built on the kinds of policies president obama