Didn't Obama say that offshore drilling wouldn't have any impact on the price of oil? Why did he change?[link]

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/stor鈥?/a>Didn't Obama say that offshore drilling wouldn't have any impact on the price of oil? Why did he change?[link]
Quest, please stop nitpicking Obama and start giving us reasons to vote for McCain, if you want us to vote for him.





I mean, the Republicans have been in control of either the Legislature or the Executive Branch for the past fourteen years, right? And those twelve years that the Legislative branch was controlled by Republicans, wasn't McCain in there? SO don't you have anything good about him?





Which, by the way, sort of begs the question, why didn't McCain support off shore drilling back when the Republicans were in charge? Is that a change in his position?Didn't Obama say that offshore drilling wouldn't have any impact on the price of oil? Why did he change?[link]
I guess this means that McCain is going to be against it now.





In the article, Obama said that he would consider it if it was part of a comprehensive plan that 1). would keep the oil in this country only and not go on the open market. 2). If it came with a large compromise package of support from Republicans to fund alternative energy. 3). that it could be done without environmental degradation. And, 4) that he supports the continued moritorium against drilling off the coast of Florida. I'm sure he will include California in this as well when the time comes.


But hey oil corporations already have 68 million acres of land and ocean leases to drill in already. why on earth do they need more?
He stated, that if expanding offshore driling is what it would take to get republicans to support development of alternative fuels he was willing to compromise.


its called politics, and that statement just destroyed a couple of McCain's multimillion dollar ads.





In reality, it was a slap in the face to right-wingers, but they aren't bright enough to comprehend it.
Did you actually read the article? How about:





';My interest is in making sure we've got the kind of comprehensive energy policy that can bring down gas prices,'; he said.





';If, in order to get that passed, we have to compromise in terms of a careful, well thought-out drilling strategy that was carefully circumscribed to avoid significant environmental damage - I don't want to be so rigid that we can't get something done.';





You see--he's willing to COMPROMISE on agreeing to drilling IF it can be done safely and IF agreeing will convince the opposition (Republicans, presumably) to support a comprehensive energy policy.
Because he is falling in the polls, he is trailing McCain 4 points in Florida as of today!





Also I guess the air in the tires thing did not sell to well!


We don't want to run on Obama air!
If chopping off your own nuts and handing them to your wife started polling well, Obama would be scrambling for a knife...





Although I think he may have already had that procedure..





But you get my point!
Because the majority of the American public is now in favor of it and he doesn't want to be seen as behind.
Political Calculations! Please don't take his words granted. Just kiddings from Obama..
Obama doesnt think, he repeats what the DNC tells him to say. Hes a worse speaker than a Kennedy.
He's a liar-oops, I mean lawyer.Whatever he thinks you want him to say he will say just to get elected. Then all the trouble will start.
drilling for any oil will impact the price, only uneducated people say it wont
Because...he's the candidate of CHANGE!!
';change';
would oil in the water be healthy