Excellent leadership. The President appointed Steven Chu, a real expert to the position of Energy Secretary, and he's letting Chu handle the American response. Chu is a scientist, not a politician. He's getting the job done and not publicizing it.

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The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to permit the conquered Eastern peoples to have arms. History teaches that all conquerors who have allowed their subject races to carry arms have prepared their own downfall by doing so.

-- Hitler, April 11 1942