This has got to be the easiest job in the Obama Cabinet right now. No issue with oil, except, used cooking oil. And he is 'the guy' that can make IT all happen. 'Ethanol,' 'biodiesel' from Prairie Grass.
Do you know that Prairie Grass is NOT on the commodities exchange. The most valuable commodity for an American OPEC and it isn't even on the Stock Exchange?
Secretary Vilsack has some homework to do.
...Former governor and current U.S. Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack, current Governor Chet Culver, and Congressman Leonard Boswell, all Democrats, joined together today to say Iowa is heading toward an economic recovery. Vilsack touted the impact of federal recovery dollars on Iowa.
Vilsack says in Iowa “it’s fairly clear” 31,000 jobs were retained or created by the economic recovery act. “That’s roughly two-point-three percent of Iowa’s workforce. In other words, our unemployment rate, which is relatively low, relative to other states, would be two-point-three-percent higher but for the recovery act,” Vilsack said....
http://www.radioiowa.com/2010/06/04/ag-secretary-vilsack-governor-culver-say-iowa-economy-improving/
I am glad he brought up that 'economic recovery' thing. I wanted to talk about that a bit.