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Barack Obama has shifted his energy strategy after the McCain campaign pounced on comments Obama made about properly inflating our tires.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and U.S. Sen John McCain: Getty Images PhotoFollowing a high-profile flap last week between Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and GOP presumptive presidential nominee U.S. Sen. John McCain over whether the moratorium on offshore oil drilling off California should be lifted, the two politicians met in Santa Barbara Tuesday and acted like the disagreement never happened.

Schwarzenegger instead praised the Arizona senator for his proposals to create a meaningful "green" energy policy for the country. The fact that the two men sharply disagree over the offshore oil drilling moratorium was downplayed.

U.S. Sen. John McCain: Getty Images PhotoU.S Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has added a Tuesday morning appearance in Santa Barbara to his California swing, with his campaign Web site saying the presumptive Republican presidential nominee will have an environmental briefing.

The appearance will be at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, with doors opening at 7:30 a.m. The event is open to the public and McCain is scheduled to speak at about 9 a.m.

The appearance will be at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, with doors opening at 7:30 a.m. The event is open to the public and McCain is scheduled to speak at about 9 a.m.

Getty Images PhotoAlthough California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and presumptive GOP nominee John McCain are all but politically attached at the hip, Schwarzenegger said Wednesday that McCain's endorsement of President Bush's call to lift the moratorium on offshore oil drilling had no chance of getting a "green light" in Hollywood parlance.

"California's coastline is an international treasure. I do not support lifting this moratorium on new oil drilling off our coast," the governor said in a statement Wednesday.