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I think it depends on the perspective you choose to look at.
Liberals will come to be shocked at some rather conservative things he might ultimately do, while the naysayers will probably be forced to admit he wasn't quite as bad as they thought he would be initially. For this perspective, he will most certainly find himself pushed toward the median as he sorts out messes that were created over decades.
As far as the drilling issue specifically, to my understanding he wants the oil companies to primarily either drill on the land they hold claim to now or forfeit their claims so the land can be used by someone else if not specifically for oil production. He did mention drilling offshore during one of the debates, reluctantly and with no conviction, almost as an afterthought to not consciously lose any votes. Don't count too strongly on offshore drilling as anything but an afterthought similar to his nuclear plans.
For you specifically Steve, I will say you're going to discover ultimately how similar he is to McCain-for better or worse. You might feel queasy reading that and you have my apologies for it but that's my perspective and I'm sticking to it. The idea that we have two parties is kinda pointless when they're so very identical, when the representatives do the same things for the same interests, and when they both push for 'reaching across the aisle' and nonpartisanship. Either the parties have to be re-inspired to return their ideological roots or they must be scrapped. We should also be adding those 'other' parties to debates while we're at it. My perspective here is that what we've got does not work and does not serve anyone but the representatives themselves.
I said it at the beginning and I'll also be sticking to this perspective- McCain was a sacrificial offering and honestly was not supposed to win. He served his country yet again (without too much hyperbole) as a prisoner again, this time to his party and advisors. The stench of Rove is all over it, top to bottom and side to wretched side.
__________________But the backdrops peel and the sets give way and the cast get eaten by the play, there's a murderer at the matinee, there are dead men in the aisles
And the patrons and the actors too are uncertain if the show is through and with sidelong looks await their cue, but the frozen mask just smiles
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