According To Ridge

Tom Ridge was on ABC's "This Week" today and he said Obama had changed his stance on drilling later in the day.

George S.:"He seems open to drilling right now, as part of a comprehensive package."

Ridge: "Well now, he said that in the morning and later on in the afternoon he clarified his position. He said I am opposed to drilling. He is opposed to drilling."

George: "But he said he would accept it as a part of a comprehensive package."

Ridge: "That he clarified later in the day. I mean it's typical. You know every once in a while, we see him playing basketball. And he's obviously a pretty good athlete. And probably has a pretty good head fake. So the head fake is 'well I'll deal with a compromise' but later on depending on the audience too, he's saying 'I don't favor drilling.' And he doesn't favor nuclear. So at the end of the day, you say to yourself, this is a competitive issue, short-term and long-term. At the end of the day, I think members of both parties are moving closer and closer to Senator McCain's position by saying, 'Look, we need to put it all on the table. Let's figure it out. We need both a short and long-term energy policy.' And by the way, the windfall profits tax that Senator Obama feels is pretty popular, politically popular, doesn't reduce the price at the pump, doesn't reduce our dependency on foreign oil, and doesn't increase production. So that ad was about energy. And let's get serious, let's recognize who he is very charismatic, gives great speeches, but it's substance time. Ninety days left to go, let's talk issues."

The media covered him saying he would support drilling but I am unable to find anything where Obama says he is against drilling since he said he was for it.

Obama alters drilling stance
Barack Obama signaled he might support a compromise that allows offshore oil drilling.

Obama's Shift on Drilling

So what we have is Obama is against drilling, for it, against it...What is it?

Senator McCain saw the problem and said it should be up to the states if there is off shore drilling. McCain is for it, I know where he stands. Barack Obama is trying to have it both ways.