Obama did good on Wednesday calling for more nuclear power plants.

The left, which normally insists we emulate the French, hates and fears nuclear power even though the French generate 80% of their power that way. And have for decades.

Safely. Nonetheless, as USA Today reports:

President Obama’s call Wednesday, in his State of the Union Address, for a “new generation of safe, clean nuclear power plants” was panned by some environmentalists and Democratic backers.

It was considered the worst part of his 71-minute speech by 10,000 members of MoveOn, a non-profit progressive advoacy group that has raised millions of dollars for Democratic political candidates. They had signed up to evaluate the speech live and every few seconds would hit a button to reflect how they felt about it, ranging from “awful” to “great.”

“The most definitive drop in enthusiasm is when President Obama talked about nuclear power and offshore drilling,” says Ilyse Hogue, MoveOn’s director of political advocacy. “They’re looking for clean energy sources that prioritize wind and solar.”