SOME (and only some) of what Newt Gingrich is saying actually is making a bit of sense...

Don't worry, I still find him to be a rather loathsome fellow, but in addition to calling out the administration on the phony war on terror, he's also promoting the idea of **gasp!** both parties working together to solve some of our problems.

If the old boy's not careful, he may find himself kicked out of the GOP for being too reasonable.

I would like to hear him elaborate a little more on his "phony war" interpretation.

I completely agree with him on several issues and especially this particular one on energy independence. It is the height of absurdity to allow every environmental group out there to condemn every alternative that has been proposed...and get away with it. In the month of July, I read articles that condemned solar, wind, nuclear, coal and even now, ethanol.

From somewhere, there must come a leader who will say "GO and FUND" and stop maintaining the status quo to our own detriment, which everyone agrees.

The House just slapped a $16 billion dollar tax on the oil industry as well as adding incentives for renewables. About time.