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Travel, Obama, travel: GOP's postcards

by Mark Silva

As the president prepares for another international trip, while pressing for passage of a "cap and trade'' energy bill back home, the Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee are preparing to send some postcards.

No stamps required on the Internet, where the Republicans are tracking Air Force One's previous journeys and planning to mark the significance of the coming weeks' presidential stops in Japan, South Korea, China and Singapore.

Among previous presidential stops noted at the GOP's Web-site:

-- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (where former President George W. Bush tried and failed to convince the royal family to step up oil production when prices were skyrocketing). GOP postcard: "The Energy Information Administration reports that the United States imported 14 percent of its oil from Saudi Arabia in 2008. We could decrease our dependence on foreign oil if President Obama would finally open up the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf to offshore drilling.''

-- L'Aquila, Italythe 2009 G8 Summit: "While many G8 Countries (France, Japan, and Germany) have embraced carbon-free nuclear power, the Obama Administration did not include nuclear in its job-killing National Energy Tax plan.''

-- Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts (proof that the Republicans really do think that Massachusetts is another country): "During President Obama's vacation in Martha's Vineyard, he unfortunately did not take time to publically support the nearby Cape Wind projectAmerica's first offshore wind farm. ''

-- New Orleans, Louisiana (which Bush inspected from above, in Air Force One, after Hurricane Katrina flooded the Crescent City:) "During President Obama's brief afternoon visit to New Orleans, he missed an opportunity to learn how new technology has made offshore drilling an environmentally safe practice that creates high-paying jobs.''

Drill, baby, drill: The GOP will keep those postcards coming.

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