The DC elites, including President, down-to-earth-rancher next door Bush JUST DON'T GET IT.
Ethanol's use of corn and the rising price of gas is pricing vittles out of the reach of common folk, whom he and the libs profess to be so very much for.
How about kicking some teeth in and some butt out of the lobbying halls of Congress and getting on, triple time, with drilling in ANWR and building refineries.
Alternative fuel is an esteemable goal; meantime, the world turns on petroleum--let's get our supply and use it. After all, what are we saving it for? If alternative fuels are coming, let's use our oil supply to keep prices down until a good alternative arrives--ETHANOL AIN'T IT!
vaudine
They are not building refineries because we are hitting peak oil. By the time they get refineries (3-6 years) built there won't be enough oil to run through them.