Ace falls for it, then prudently reverses himself and declares that it “may mean absolutely nothing.” May?
McCain has previously opposed increased deep sea drilling off the coasts of Florida and other coastal states.
For years, McCain has opposed drilling for oil in Alaska’s Arctic National Refuge Area (ANWR).
But during today’s town hall meeting, McCain said he’d be willing to reconsider that stance.
“I would be more than happy to examine it again,” McCain said.
Does that formulation sound familiar? It’s the same pat answer he gave when Matt Lewis asked him on that conference call a few weeks ago why Juan Hernandez was still working for his campaign. Quoth the Maverick, “I would be glad to examine any statement from any supporter of mine,” which would be encouraging if he hadn’t already promised five months ago that he’d be “check[ing] into” the information about Hernandez that some reporter had given him. He always says this when someone puts him on the spot and he thinks he can’t get away with telling them to get bent, as he might with a question about, say, pulling out of Iraq. It’s basically a verbal tic, like his mantra-like repetition of “my friends.”
But I do like Ace’s advice on how to finesse this flip-flop, Barack Obama style, if and when the time should come when McCain really has to pull it off. The “overheated rhetoric” excuse never fails to impress.
For your amusement, here’s Barbara Boxer chiming in on America’s energy problems by reminding us that (a) because Bush runs the government, Congress is utterly, totally powerless to do anything, and (b) until we have Change our sorrows must continue. Click the image to watch.
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