Of course, the substantive issue raised shows what a continuing idiot George Bush has been as President. That food prices would skyrocket, while the resulting ethonol production would barely dent fuel prices was entirely foreseeable and foreseen. So long as everyone went along with the neo cons who thought that the invasion of Iraq and their notion of how to conduct affairs afterwards held, he was happy to give as much money as possible to the K-street lobbyists representing ADM.
Not the eeeevil NEOCONS!
The piece of legislation that lead to the current levels of ethanol required was loudly and proudly passed just this week 14 years ago.
Then Vice President AL Gore, in a very public battle, cast the tie breaking vote in the Senate. IIRC it was 4/22/1994.
Finally - someone posts exactly what I have been thinking!