Four University of Wisconsin campuses, including Oshkosh, will not be completely energy independent by 2012, Gov. Jim Doyle acknowledged last week about his 2006 re-election pledge. But even if our lame duck governorâ??s credibility is off the grid, Oshkosh has made notable progress. Which begs the question of why politicians feel the need to make such grandiose pronouncements only to have them fall flat.