Congratulations to President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton

Congratulations in successfully accomplishing what has evaded American leaders for twenty years: leading (and the word is leading) the industrial world into a preliminary agreement that will lead to monitoring and reducing green house gases. From more than one account, President Obama played a crucial role in preventing China, India, Brazil and South Africa from cutting a secret deal without the US. The President continually challenged other leaders to make commitments and the US led the effort to provide $100 billion to poor nations to help them deal with their own carbon problems. Secretary of State Clinton also challenged China to allow for international inspections, something the Chinese were not willing to do.

The issue is simple: we are the world's leading democracy. We set the example in transparency and accountability for the world. Recall the world's amazement with the way we resolved the 2000 election. We can do this again--this time with carbon, and it will provide an economic boon for us. The world's citizenry is concerned about carbon. We are Americans. We can surpass the other nations in carbon free production. We can prove it, advertise it, and thus lead. We lead the world in almost every other form of technology. Let's provide leadership in green cars, green energy, green production. The world will buy more American than Chinese because the world knows that, unlike the Chinese (whom I respect), we are not afraid of letting international observers prove that our products are ecologically sustainable.

Once again, thanks to the Obama administration for leading the world!