LOOK, UP IN THE SKY, IT'S A BIRD, IT'S A PLANE, IT'S...GROVEL-GIRL – AT 9:47 A.M. ET:  Hillary Clinton, who is really getting into the rhythm of the Obama administration, informs us that there is great wisdom on energy in places that we, in our ignorance and bigotry, never realized:

(CNSNews.com) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told officials from more than 32 Western Hemisphere nations on Thursday that the United States is looking to those nations to develop better energy policies and practices.

“For our part, we believe the United States has a lot to learn,” Clinton said at the Energy and Climate Ministerial of the Americas in Washington.

She said the U.S. has a “deep respect” for the way nations such as Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Costa Rica are developing clean fuels and adopting sustainable technologies: “We know we have some catching up to do, and we’re committed to doing just that,” Clinton said.

Yes, I was thinking just yesterday what a deep respect I had for the energy policy of Mexico, which is so advanced that it ships its excess citizens across our border without documentation.  Deep respect, deep respect.  Who are we compared to them?

The two-day summit, hosted by the Obama administration, stems from an energy partnership announced a year ago in which nations of the Western Hemisphere collaborate on creating “clean” energy and combating global warming.

I guess it'll keep Hillary out of more trouble for a few days.

April 17, 2010