Fusion: Another reason to crack hydrogen?

Can lasers make energy positive Fusion possible?

Fusion power plants. Sounds like something out of Star Trek, yet in just 2 to 3 years scientists might be able to use lasers that create fusion reactions that offer offer 10 times the amount of energy put in - typically derived hydrogen according to MIT.

While commercialization would probably occur many years later, it is an interesting development, and another offshoot of the potential of hydrogen.

Earlier this week, the Obama Administration indicated that it would stymie its support of hydrogen research in the US. Granted, there are many obstacles to hydrogen, but might not hydrogen offer the greatest potential of any possible energy source? Is it dangerous to take our attention off this issue?