Malaysiakini: Obama - change is here!

President Barack Obama began to shred Bush administration climate policies, signing measures to encourage production of fuel-efficient cars and vowing to lead the fight against global warming. In another sign of change, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton picked a veteran of the Kyoto Protocol talks as her envoy for climate change, as world leaders target a historic global warming pact this year...Obama signed memoranda aimed to prod the struggling US auto industry to design new fuel-efficient vehicles to lessen US dependence on energy sources which he said bankroll dictators, and to spur the US economy. "The days of Washington dragging its heels are over," Obama said. "My administration will not deny facts - we will be guided by them," Obama said, in an apparent dig at Bush aides accused of subverting science for ideological reasons...Environmentalists praised Obama, after years battling the White House on climate change issues. "It's a terrific beginning," David Yarnold, executive director of the Environmental Defense Fund told AFP. (Source: Mkini)
Obama within a week could make decisive changes. Malaysia desperately needs a leader like Obama. Nevertheless, will the rakyat get to vote WHO they want as the next Prime Minister? 8|