As President, I’ll invest in renewable energies like wind power, solar power, and the next generation of homegrown biofuels. That’s how America is going to free itself from our dependence on foreign oil – not through short-term gimmicks, but through a real, long-term commitment to transform our energy sector.

BARACK OBAMA, speech, Jul. 31, 2008

“So basically a long-term commitment to short-term gimmicks.”