“'I support the subsidy of ethanol,” he told an Iowa voter. 'I believe ethanol is an important part of our energy solution for this country.' Iowa leads the nation in the production of corn, a main source of ethanol.'
Romney Hearts Ethanol Subsidies - Washington Wire - WSJ
"Ethanol subsidies are an anathema to every principle that conservatives embrace. These bailouts for the rich are price-hiking market-distorting government interventions that benefit few at the expense of everyone else. At a time when some of those very subsidies are fueling high energy and food prices and are impelling trickle-down unemployment, Romney wants to preclude one of our most effective lines of attack against Obama. The ethanol industry is unique in that it is insulated from the free market by government imposed subsidies, mandates, and tariffs. The mandates are killing our cars and the tariffs are blocking the use of more efficient sugar-based ethanol from Brazil."
Mitt Romney Still Loves His Ethanol, Especially in Iowa | RedState
I voted for Romney in the 2008 primary because everyone else I would have voted for dropped out before my primary but I'm kind of tired of this guy saying whatever it is he thinks people want to hear. I'm actually impressed that Pawlenty, who needs Iowa, came out against ethanol subsidies.
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