[Delacon]

 Tea Party darlings Tom Coburn (R., Okla.) and Jim DeMint (R., S.C.) rightly began pushing the ethanol issue immediately after the election as a key test of whether congressional Republicans could get serious about fiscal discipline.

[Delacon]

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[rockinqsranch]

bflr

[de.rm]

Refineries are closing because "..demand is down 10%.

How they can say this with a straight face is testament to the arrogance & stupidity of uber intellectuals.

Just get rid of the 10% corn crap gookin' up our gasoline & everything will be fine!

[1rudeboy]

"NR used 'the word.'"

[SamuraiScot]

the Renewable Fuel Standard requires Americans to consume an increasing amount of biofuels each year.

De-fund monitoring and enforcement. End of problem.

[Toddsterpatriot]

the U.S. would suffer catastrophic job losses

If we lost some politicians from corn growing states, it would be worth it.

domestic ethanol production would plummet

We need to produce less of the things that waste our tax dollars, like ethanol, Dems and RINOs. And more of our own oil.

[RobRoy]

“...end to ethanol price supports.”

So, let me get this straight. The fuel suppliers are FORCED to mix gasoline with 10% ethanol, which is subsidized, and now the subsidy is going to be removed?

Gee, what will that do to gas prices at the pump?

[Steamburg]

Perhaps a big push is in order. First the subsidy, then the whole industry. Perhaps they can repeal the sin tax on Ethanol to make up for the loss of subsidy. It would make next year more bearable anyway.

[Cicero]

No, we don’t want ethanol subsidies. We also don’t want any so-called “renewable” ethanol in our gasoline. The whole thing is a scam. And NRO has become more and more establishment-RINOish every day.

Wake up. Ethanol in gasoline is just plain STUPID from every point of view.

[Chode]

but dint they just say they we ready to increase polluting the gas from 10% to 15%???

[upchuck]

It’s possible to buy REAL gasoline at certain stations here in Aiken County, SC. For the last six months or so I’ve been rotating a tank of real and a tank of fake in my truck. I’ve burned about 325 gallons of each to try and even it out. As of now, my truck is getting about 3.01 more MPG on real gas.

Tell me again why I have to subsidize frigging ethanol?

[mowowie]

They should just as well use water in our gas other that ethanol.

Our engines will still get ruined and still get the crappy MPG’s but we’d save a bundle of dollars.