T. Boone Pickens Saves America?

As I was watching CNN the other night a commercial really caught my attention. Have you seen it? It looks like a political ad, an ad about saving our country from the grips of foreign oil.

Well, I logged on to take a look and I have to admit that I am fascinated by what I saw. Until now the only thing I knew of T. Boone Pickens was that he tried to woo Bill Self away from Kansas with all of his money after Self won the NCAA Hoops title in April. Come to find out the guy has made a fortune in the oil business and now has some serious thoughts on how to help this country out of its current oil crisis. You have to take 5 minutes and watch this video:



For more information on the Pickens Plan, CLICK HERE.

He makes a compelling argument on how to save this country $300 billion PER YEAR on foreign oil. An argument like this will get a lot of people's attention. Some things to consider here:

- I find it odd that this plan is more than either presidential candidate has put forth. His tv ad is compelling and his solution is tangible. I hope McCain and Obama are paying attention.

- I am not naive, T. Boone stands to make a lot of money off of this solution but atleast he is proposing a solution!

- The best part is the very end. A sound clip rolls and T. Boone says this is not the end all be all to the problem. He recognizes it is only a bridge to the more permanent solution that is needed. That being said, it is a 20-30 year bridge which is more than anyone else has presented.

There is too much here to discuss in one post so I am going to think some more on it and revisit this again in the near future. In the meantime, I am a T. Boone supporter!