While we're all obsessed with the process of picking a new president, the one we have is still governing - and not well.
We've always known Obama was hostile to the domestic energy industry (lest you think Hillary's promise to put coal miners out of business represents any sort of policy shift), and Obama really paid that hostility off yesterday. Reversing its previous plan, the White House abruptly cancelled all offshore drilling leases for the entire Atlantic coast - stunning governors and business leaders throughout the region who had expected the opportunity to drill and enjoy the economic benefits that would come from doing so.