(May 19, 2011) "He's responding to political pressure,” says Richard Charter, senior policy adviser for marine programs at Defenders of Wildlife, who claimed that Obama’s announcement represents his fifth flip-flop on the issue. “During the campaign, he said he would protect the Florida coast from offshore drilling at any cost. The next day, he said some drilling would be OK. He took office and backed off the issue. Then last April, he said he would pursue drilling. Then he backed off after the Deepwater Horizon disaster. And now he’s back on it again.” - Defenders of Wildlife