Obama did the same thing with warrantless spying. I think he thinks that politics in this round is about compromise -- he's always been big on compromise. Give them offshore drilling, and I can have my thing. His problem (like a lot of people's) is that the right wing figured out how to roll this awhile ago. Stake out a farright position, and then claim that compromise means going halfway back to a position that is less far out, but still nothing you would want. This has been the strategy for how long now?

I just don't figure how he thinks this is going to get Democrats to get out and really hustle for him. What Democrats want is someone with some principles to say HELL NO.

This weaselling strategy is just not going to work. He is going to lose this election (unless of course John McCain does it for him, which is certainly plausible, given that McCain has no grasp on reality.)   

BUT WEASEL IS AS WEASEL DOES.

yours,

Peter T.