Picket Pitches Platform in Denver

Matt Cooper (Portfolio.com) submits: T. Boone Pickens is here [at the site of the Democratic Convention]. I saw him at The Big Tent, the venue sponsored by Google (GOOG) and Digg, and the base camp for many of the bloggers at the convention. The billionaire repeated the basics of his "Pickens Plan" to promote natural gas and wind power to wean America off of foreign oil.The most interesting thing was Pickens' presence here at all. Four years ago, he was one of the financial backers of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth campaign that dealt a mortal blow to John Kerry's presidential bid. Today, Pickens says he's politically neutral. He's pitched his plan to Barack Obama and John McCain, both of whom have expressed support for some of the ideas in the plan.Complete Story »