Kunstler's blog this morning seems to reflect some dissonance between, on the one hand, what looks mostly like at least a decent overall energy plan from the Obama administration, and on the other hand, the extent to which that plan is reflected in the current House and Senate stimulus packages. I can understand why the two things might be different, as the goals of the former are long-term and the goals of the latter are short-term. But it worries me that the sticker shock of an $800 billion-dollar stimulus package, and also the false sense of security it might create if it works in the short term, will make it more difficult for Obama to chase it with actual legislation, policy and funding that are truly visionary. In other words, the stimulus package has some good stuff in it, but overall are we just filling up on more junk food, decreasing our appetite for real nutrition later?