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But It does matter, the only way we will get it done is if he agrees and the rest of the Dems follow their leader, It will not be done until after congress comes back from break in September, And the Dems will try and take full credit for it.
I can't wait to see the spin on this.

Obama only has one more flip to flop on and that will happen soon.....

I'm not a huge fan of either "major" candidate, but I'm gonna have to stick up for Obama on this one. Read your original post again....He said he'd be willing to support LIMITED offshore drilling (i.e. as a COMPROMISE) if that will help get a few Republicans on board to pass a new energy bill that will open the doors to develop more alternative sources of energy. He's not flip-flopping here; he's trying to compromise to pass the legislation that he wants to see. As far as increased offshore drilling itself goes, don't get too excited. You won't see cheap gas because of it, even 10 years down the road, or however long they say it takes to affect the market.

just wait super, Obama will probably come out and say we never understood what he said before. (He will say something like)I didn't mean not drill off shore. I always supported that and was part of my plan going through congress. I always said we need a comprehensive plan for fuel. But we know that he was against us have anything cheaper. He has money, so was not important to him.

We all just need to come out against Obama. Cause if he does win the election, we in trouble all the way around.

I'd like to change the caption on that last cartoon. "It's a Girl!"

really whiteneck? you know my hubby? then give your number to HIM..............LOL

super, you are correct. it's not one or the other's fault, it's the entire congress dating back to the 70's.

now we have this "gang of 10" that have a good plan, that addresses all the different forms of energy, today & in the future. 10 guys, not 10 dems & republicans, 10 guys. they seem to be able to transcend the politics as usual.

and what happens? the republicans WANT to hear it, WANT to discuss it further & WANT to vote on it. they are left in the dark, in an empty chamber waiting for the dems to come to the table. all the dems were interested in was their vacations. which, by the way probably won't be the "stay cations" that most of the little people are doing........and keep in mind, they earn their paychecks off of OUR backs.

Superbrowns, you're making my point for me. The reason Obama is willing to "change" his stance to allow limited drilling is to open the dialogue w/ the Republicans. Also, if we had REALLY learned our lesson in the '70s, we'd already be driving on something other than petroleum. It wouldn't have been cheap or easy, but by now I'd bet the farm that we'd have something much cleaner and better to fuel our country. Regardless of the cost, we can't let our economy's health depend so heavily on a commodity like oil. It's price is much too fluid to sustain any kind of continuity. I don't care HOW MUCH we drill...It'll still be an uneasy market, the Arab-Israeli conflict isn't going to end anytime soon, and Hugo Chavez will do what it takes to keep oil prices high....He's already said that. It's an international market, and China & India are using exponentially higher amounts of oil. The only difference would be that OUR oil would be just as expensive as "theirs."

"The reason Obama is willing to "change" his stance to allow limited drilling is to open the dialogue w/ the Republicans."

Can't agree with that. The reason he has changed his stance is that it's been revealed that 67% of the country favors lifting bans on offshore drilling. It's known that the biggest issue for Obama thus far has been on energy policy. He's put his finger in the wind and is making a typical politicians U Turn. At least it's a turn in the right direction.

"Also, if we had REALLY learned our lesson in the '70s, we'd already be driving on something other than petroleum"
Maybe. Or we could have continued to drill domestically to create total energy INDEPENEDANCE. We could have continued to develop Coal to Oil technology along with Shale production.

"the Arab-Israeli conflict isn't going to end anytime soon, and Hugo Chavez will do what it takes to keep oil prices high...."
Hugo Chavez is a non factor if he is no longer able to use lowball discounts that the other companies cannot afford. He owns 6% of the countries refineries and could paralyze our economy right now if he shut them down for 90 days. If we produce domestically he becomes a non-factor. Then the boycotts can takeover. It's Chavez's effect on OPEC that makes him dangerous. Take OPEC out of the equation, and Chavez is just another competitor.

that is right he only changed his stance on drilling off shore for votes. If he wins we are in trouble and will be broke and probably going to the unemployment lines with his current voters.

He is a liar. The truth is far from his lips. He only tells you what he thinks you need to hear for your vote.

Just say NO to Obama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Superbrowns: I told you that I'm not sold on either candidate. I AM NOT PROMOTING OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT. Do I need to type slower for you to understand that? Just because I poke holes in your attack doesn't mean that I support the man. It's funny that Gorbash and Ricky always accuse me of being a neocon, and you've got me pegged as a Democrat. I must be doing something right...

Trying to compare negotiating w/ Republicans to negotiating w/ terrorists is absurd. Not the most insightful comment, to say the least.

This is nowhere near as big of a flip flop as McLame has made. The moron Republicans love to call Obama a flip flop because he changes his mind on Iraq. It's called following the current conditions. Unlike McCain, who is dead set on staying in Iraq for 100 years and refuses to budge on the issue.