Beam me to Planet Gore !
Posted on 02/06/2011 9:12:07 PM PST by Freemarkets101
Just say ‘no’ to Newt.
We won’t be shedding Ethanol subsidies any time soon - the whole election begins with some of the biggest corn producers int he country. They love that federal gravy they get through those programs.
It’s pretty obvious that the newt wants to run, but taking a boneheaded position like this guarantees that he’ll lose - badly. Leftists would never vote for him for any reason and again he marks out territory to intentionally piss off the right.
One of the dumbest bright guys I know.
Having Iowa as the first state in the primaries is fine...until it starts destroying this country and causes overthrows and riots in other countries (i.e., Tunisia and Egypt, due to high food costs - caused by Ethanol).
Enough is enough - let’s get rid of that stupid caucus once and for all.
Just a few years ago Newt was leading the charge on Drill Baby Drill - now he’s back to being a Greenie Weinie - what a disappointment.....
exporting corn is stupid.
better to burn corn in a stove or car,
than feed our enemies.
Newt simply doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
Newt & McCain. Synonymous.
Apparently the jackass wasn’t paying attention when Gore admitted he made a mistake, and only backed ethanol for political gain.
Ethanol is a commie means to a commie end.
Newt has been in D C far too long and believes his own press at this point
Give it up Newt, go make nice with Hillary and Nancy some more
And just go away
Personally I don’t see ethanol being an issue in 5 to 10 years. Technology is going to take care of the problem.
There is zero link between corn prices and what’s happening in Egypt and Tunisia. They eat rice and wheat.
“There is zero link between corn prices and what’s happening in Egypt and Tunisia. They eat rice and wheat.”
Directly, yes. Indirectly NO!! The West eats corn, wheat, and rice. So, what do we do when corn gets expensive...move over to wheat and rice, to some extent...and put pressure there.
The bottom line is that there is a relatively inflexible food supply, and when some new user comes in and consumes a big chunk of it (for stupid political reasons), the only response is for prices to rise.
We don’t eat field corn that’s made into ethanol. It’s mostly used for animal feed, soda pop, and corn starch.
It all bumps over (and I’m sure you know that). Farmers that have a choice as to which crop move towards corn (any type) if there’s a greater demand there. It all (essentially) coming from the same amount of land...although, eventually, market forces should bring the supply up (assuming that we don’t go to 15% ethanol first).
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