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The California wildfire smoke must be affecting him

How else to explain the confusing and contradictory statements by California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger about the Bush Cheney oil company McCain approach to the energy/oil/environment/global warming issues.

According to SFGate, on Friday Schwarzenegger’s position was:

Citing a list of proposals, including ending the ban on offshore oil drilling, nuclear power and biofuels – McCain supports them all – he told the audience “anyone who tells you that this will bring down our gas prices immediately or anytime soon is blowing smoke.”

And today:

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appeared Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” and defended GOP presidential candidate Sen. John McCain as “the real deal on the environment.” The governor made his comments only days after he said the Arizona senator’s call for lifting the federal ban on offshore oil drilling was “blowing smoke.”

“I’m very proud of him. I’m 100 percent behind him,” he told “Meet the Presss” moderator Tom Brokaw…

June 29, 2008 - Posted by gdanmitchell | Commentary