Yep.
“In fact, no other power source can match the economic efficiency and low cost of coal...”
Except for natural gas. (source, scroll down to Table 1)
“And the same people who oppose coal fired electrical generation also oppose generation powered by petroleum and nuclear (especially nuclear) even though they are cleaner than coal.”
My main reason for getting us off of oil is energy security. I voted for Bush and was one of many Americans who bought the story that the Iraq War had nothing to do with oil. With the blood and treasure we spent on that trillion dollar war and the tens of billions we spend every year policing the Persian Gulf, I'm ready to be done with our country's dependence on oil.
I'll take American made electricity to power my car over oil any day, whether it be from coal, natural gas, nuclear, or hydro.
That should be our guiding principle.