by Stacy Feldman -
Aug 29th, 2008 
No big surprise at the DNC on Day 4: Obama’s acceptance speech was the story of the night (transcript).
The New York Times’ Chris Suellentrop rounds up early reactions in this aptly titled post: Well Spoken. More reax here from Andrew Sullivan, from the left and right.
Obama put energy squarely in the spotlight, as he dangled this whopper of a promise in front of Americans:
For the sake of our economy, our security, and the future of our planet, I will set a clear goal as President: in ten years, we will finally end our dependence on oil from the Middle East.
Here’s how:
I'll invest 150 billion dollars over the next decade in affordable, renewable sources of energy - wind power and solar power and the next generation of biofuels; an investment that will lead to new industries and five million new jobs that pay well and can't ever be outsourced.
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