I would bet that T. Boone Pickens, oilman slash wind industrialist slash financier of anti John Kerry Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, is regretting his demagoguery right about now.

Last month he told the NY Times that he would never vote for a Democrat.  It seems Pickens may be cutting off his nose to spite his face as he will need Democrats for the subsidies he seeks as a scheme to underwrite his new-found-religion, wind power.  I am all for subsidizing sustainability but Pickens is finding that he may not be the most effective messenger.

climateprogress.org writes about a speech Pickens gave to the National Press Club in which he laments his message is falling on deaf Republican ears in Washington.  His observation also underscores the point that Republicans in Congress and John McCain do not really believe in an “all of the above” energy policy.

Pickens says all they are interested in is "drill, drill, drill" despite the window dressing to the contrary.

Here's the video: