I certainly hope they try; better men than Teabaggers have bashed their heads against Big Corn. Some lived to regret it.
To reiterate, I am against ethanol subsidies. But I am not so stupid as to let it become the centerpiece of my presidential campaign. If the Democrats don’t seize on this as a potential wedge, I will be disappointed yet again.
I’m beginning to suspect that that USA is but a pawn and a puppet in furthering the corn species program for world domination.
Touched a tender nerve, did it? Why don’t you just open your own Pit thread, then, and see how it goes?
They say dogs domesticated man, but I think you might be onto something. Dogs are pikers compared to the Almighty Kernel.
You should wear really long fake eyelashes so you can bat your eyes innocently after posting partisan drivel.
Naw, too abstract. Try this: The US government is but a pawn and a puppet in furthering the net income of Archer Daniels Midland.
This isn’t the forum for criticizing Shodan as a person. If you want to criticize what he said in, you can do that here. But as far as I know, Al Gore doesn’t post here, and all users are pretty much allowed to say what they like about people who don’t post here.
If calling a politician a snarky name was enough to move a thread to the pit, Great Debates would be a ghost town.
For the record, that’s the first time I’ve ever heard “Algore” explained. I think it’s kind of funny but not worth the effort I put into trying to figure out what it meant over the years. That being said it’s time to get back to the thread topic.
I’ll expect BrainGlutton to retroactively pit himself for refering to the previous POTUS as “Shrub” then, as they are about the same in level of vitriol.
As someone who grew up in Montana, I don’t know much about Ethanol, but EVERYONE listens to the farmers in states like that. Will be interesting, if nothing else.
I expect the legislation to die a quiet whimper. And deMint will be able to say he tried… which is all he really wants to do.
And would be better off for it.
I think it can still be exploited if we can get any Tea Party/GOP candidates to come out either for it or against it. Such a video could be recycled into effective negative ads for the primary season; if they are for banning subsidies, a generic PAC called something like Patriot Farmers of America could get millions from ADM to whip up fear in the Corn Belt. If they support subsidies, an equally vague PAC like Americans for Prosperity could front ads attacking their lack of devotion to cutting spending and not listening to the voters. Either way, they get some stick.
It’s just another thing they’ll claim is “off the table”, after they get their guidance from Ailes, of course.
That’s kind of unfair. If you agree that reducing or ending ethanol subsidies is good for the country, you should be in favor of it regardless of which party is trying to get it done.
Otherwise, you’re Mitch McConnell without the fancy stationery.
Here, here.
In the meantime, I’m glad that BrainGlutton will be devoting his energies to reporting every thread that references “shrub.”
ETA - what Not Really All That Bright says.
Regards,
Shodan
As far as I am concerned Archer-Daniels-Midland can make all the money they want and get all the tax subsidies they can swallow as long as Number Two Yellow Corn that was worth less than two dollars a bushel two years ago sells for five buck the bushel today.
If South Carolina can find prosperity sucking on the public pap, then there is no good reason that the Corn Belt can’t do the same thing. As a plus, it puts a bunch of low-tax, small government, let-the-market-do-as-it-pleases Congressmen in a bind. What is good for the Farm Bureau, what is good for the Corn Growers Association, is good for the country. Midwestern Congress Critters best recognize that and get straight with their constituents (a fair number of whom grow, process and sell corn) pretty fast. 
I am not interested in fighting fair. I am interested in winning elections.
Do you mean legislation to extend the subsidies and tariffs? They will expire otherwise.
Fine, but you don’t get to bitch about the GOP cockblocking Obama, then.