Dems backpedal on offshore drilling?

Remember when gasoline was $4 a gallon and Democrats were getting their clock cleaned in polls for opposing drilling for domestic oil?

That was before the election. With Democrats now in control of the White House and Congress, it appears the Obama administration is going to move away from promises to open areas offshore for drilling.

Nancy Pelosi is giddy about the whole thing:

Pelosi Statement on Obama Administration's Offshore Drilling Plan