Obama's Energy Platform Has a (Small) Livable Cities Plank

When Barack Obama gave his big energy speech on Monday, his campaign released an eight-page fact sheet to go with it. All the way at the end, at the very bottom of the last page -- after the parts about plug-in electric vehicles, oil shale, and clean coal technology -- there was a section entitled, "Build More Livable and Sustainable Communities." On the stump, meanwhile, the candidate continues to make an engaging case for high-speed rail, especially in the midwest.