He toured an ethanol plant and then did an about-face on subsidies.
“I have voted against subsidies in the Senate,” said Thompson. “But I think it’s a matter now of national security and we’ve got to avail ourselves of a lot of different resources, and I think renewable has to be a part of that picture.”
The ethanol scam is the worst of all the idiotic bio-fuel options. It’s going to be hard to work up any enthusiasm for someone who thinks it’s a good idea. And for anybody who likes subsidizing specific industries.
Dang. Looks like once again I will have nobody to vote for for president, just someone to vote against. I wonder if there’ll be someone I can vote for before I die.
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