WASHINGTON -- Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer tussled with other governors and administration officials over clean energy technologies, the Real ID program and National Guard support during an annual conference of the National Governors Association this weekend.

The Montana Democrat said he was frustrated because the governors failed to reach consensus on a forward-looking strategy on clean energy issues. The group may end up issuing a majority opinion along with a dissenting minority view instead, he said.

Schweitzer said he talked with officials from New Hampshire and South Carolina who also oppose a program that will require a nationally standardized ID card in order to board airplanes and for other federal uses. The dissenting governors discussed the possibility of requesting a waiver from some of the provisions, he said.

The governors met with President Bush this morning. Schweitzer said it was the most at ease and engaging that he's seen the president, and that Bush lamented that his own party couldn't come to an agreement on immigration.

But Schweitzer also said administration officials displayed "multiple personalities" on energy issues, talking to them about the importance of reducing dependency on foreign oil after recently canceling FutureGen, a proposed billion dollar public-private partnership to build a near zero-emissions power plant.

The governors and Schweitzer also pushed the administration for more equipment for National Guard troops and better treatment for those who return with post-traumatic stress disorder.