Barry's latest little junket

From Investors Business Daily:

Obama flies a 747 to Chicago to tout his fuel-saving plan
President Obama's weekly remarks
Hi, everybody. As a nation, our top priority is growing our economy and creating good middle class jobs. That�s why this week I�m speaking to you from the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois, because few areas hold as much promise as what they�re focused on right here � harnessing American energy.

You see, after years of talking about it, we�re finally poised to take control of our energy future. We produce more oil than we have in 15 years. We import less oil than we have in 20 years. We�ve doubled the amount of renewable energy we generate from sources like wind and solar � with tens of thousands of good jobs to show for it.

Let's see: We produce more oil than we have in 15 years -- all the increase is from private development on private lands. Obama has essentially shut down new drilling offshore or on Federal lands. We import less oil than we have in 20 years -- yeah, your Economy sucks big-time -- people cannot afford to do casual driving. Plus, with the underwater job market, fewer people are commuting to work. We�ve doubled the amount of renewable energy we generate from sources like wind and solar � with tens of thousands of good jobs to show for it -- none of which is economically viable without huge government subsidies. All of this is making the cost of energy skyrocket. One kilowatt/hour from a nuke or hydro plant costs about 6�. One kilowatt/hour from wind or solar is about 30� Air Force One costs $181,757 per hour to fly. Figure three hours airtime, we are looking at a cool $1,090,542 for the six hour round trip. This is not counting the cost of the ground security detail. Our dollars -- we taxpayers are paying for his endless campaigning...