Obama willing to support limited offshore drilling to avoid gridlock

[Bluebear]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Friday he would be willing to support limited additional offshore oil drilling if that's what it takes to enact a comprehensive policy to foster fuel-efficient autos and develop alternate energy sources.


Shifting from his previous opposition to expanded offshore drilling, the Illinois senator told a Florida newspaper he could get behind a compromise with Republicans and oil companies to prevent gridlock over energy.

Republican rival John McCain, who earlier dropped his opposition to offshore drilling, has been criticizing Obama on the stump and in broadcast ads for clinging to his opposition as gasoline prices topped $4 a gallon. Polls indicate these attacks have helped McCain gain ground on Obama...

"The Republicans and the oil companies have been really beating the drums on drilling," Obama said in the Post interview. "And so we don't want gridlock. We want to get something done."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080801/ap_on_el_pr/obama

[2KS2KHonda]

1. Marvelous.

:shrug: :eyes:

[TwilightGardener]

2. For all those DUers going apoplectic right now, remember that many members

of the Dem House and Senate support more offshore drilling, and have already sold Obama out on this issue--inlcuding Dick Durbin.

[Bluebear]

3. Absolutely.

The Presidential candidate can only go so far when members of his own party won't stand steady on issues.

[TwilightGardener]

6. I was surprised how fast they abandoned him and left him to defend

the ban on drilling alone.

[redqueen]

7. Nothing surprises me anymore, with this corrupt system we have...

nothing.

[Bluebear]

8. Don't be,

The oil folk are gleeful about $4 gas because they know people are suffering and the politicians will do anything to provide relief, whether real or imaginary.

[magellan]

4. Well, as long as it wins Dem elections it's a good thing

Yeah, that's what I'm telling myself....

[Vincardog]

5. Obama is TOO willing to compromise when investigation and incarceration are called for.

[Kermitt Gribble]

9. Everything's about compromising with the pukes.

How are we going to have any "change" when our nominee and most of the "dems" in congress so willfully go along with the criminals.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

10. "Change" = Pandering as usual?

:puke:

[flvegan]

11. "The Republicans and the oil companies..."

yep, and we just suck it up, bend over and let them tell us what to do because we "don't want gridlock". You're going to be president with a Dem Congress and still take it.

Fantastic.