Obama Flips Twice on Offshore Drilling…in 48 Hours…

This one is straight from our friends at Hotair.com who deserve a big hat tip for catching this one.

The Original Flip is here where he tells FLORIDIANS that he would compromise on offshore drilling.

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama said today he would be willing to open Florida’s coast for more oil drilling if it meant winning approval for broad energy changes.

“My interest is in making sure we’ve got the kind of comprehensive energy policy that can bring down gas prices,” Obama said in an interview with The Palm Beach Post.

“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,” Obama said.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/state/content/state/epaper/2008/08/01/0801obama1.html

Hours before in Springfield Missouri, Obama said this:

John Kerry eat your heart out.