I did read what Obama said, and what his stated position on the issue of offshore drilling was on his website, before yesterday.

Here are the facts:

Obama chastised Clinton (and rightfully so) for demagoguery when she joined with McCain on the gas tax during the primaries.

He stated then, clearly and eleoquently, the gas tax gimmick was just that, and it would do nothing to resolve the problems we face regarding energy use, or the long term price of gas.

Since discovering in June that the voters have changed THEIR minds based upon the skyrocketing cost of gas, and no longer oppose offshore drilling "as a means of addressing the cost of gas", but in fact now favor it, like the idiots John and Jill Q. Ill-Informed Voters that they are, McCain flip flopped HIS position on offshore drilling, and miraculously became FOR it, because that is what the pollsters and his advisors told him was "a winning position".

The pollsters and advisors are right. Since McCain flip flopped, and started supporting offshore drilling, his poll numbers have gone up so dramatically, he threatens to pull out in front of Obama in the swing states.

So, yesterday, AFTER the Congress adjourned without allowing a vote on offshore drilling (which allowed Obama to stand with his Congressional colleagues on this issue), this is what Obama also said (that I note no one here has bothered to quote):

From AP:

"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."

What happened to the gimmickry?

What happened to the being good at governing?

The American voters need to be educated on this issue, just like they did (and do) on the reasons why Bush/Cheney lied about Iraq--that it wasn't Saddam Hussein who attacked us on 9/11, and that there was no evidence of him possessing weapons of mass destruction.

Our political leaders (sic) have a responsibility to do that educating on the issues, instead of just pandering for votes and switching your position on an issue of paramount importance to the nation in the cause of political expediency.

During the primaries, Obama stood up to Clinton and went against the polls. It was one of the only things he did during the primary--aside from his speech on race--that drew me to his side (I was a Richardson supporter).

He called out both Clinton and McCain for pandering and acting against the best interests of the nation.

This, my friends, is a deep, deep betrayal.