Posted on 04/01/2011 8:01:47 PM PDT by neverdem
In presidential campaigns, the long shots tend to say what the contenders dare not. So there was onetime Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer, in early March, telling a group of Iowans, "I will eliminate the ethanol subsidy." Silence.
"And I'll eliminate the oil subsidy." Tepid applause. "Ethanol takes four rows out of ten of every corn field. Four rows out...
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Most 2012 GOP contenders have said, in the past, they won't mess with that deal. But wait. Hasn't Tim Pawlenty attempted to position himself as the tea party candidate? There Pawlenty was on Fox News in December noting that the tax cut deal "is all porked up, it is all earmarked up." But Pawlenty defends his pork. As governor, Pawlenty upped Minnesota's ethanol mandate.
Yes, Gingrich has said that the 2010 "election was in part over pork-barrel spending by earmarks and the Democrats are trying to behave as though the election didn't occur." Telling words from a champion of ethanol pork.
Romney, Palin and Huckabee have all stood on the austerity soapbox in recent years. But all three supported ethanol subsidies during the 2008 campaign. Barbour has spoken approvingly of ethanol in the past. Michele Bachmann, from corn-centric Minnesota, reportedly said she would consider reexamining ethanol subsidies. But Bachmann, head of the House tea party caucus, would still not directly answer whether she backed ethanol subsidies. It's a low bar. But Daniels appears positively brave by comparison. His state, Indiana, has the fourth most corn-ethanol plants.
Today's most popular potential GOP contender, Huckabee, personifies the hypocrisy. "Our country must take painful steps to rein in spending and reduce the deficit," Huckabee has said. But this 2012 Republican field, with noted exceptions, apparently still believes political pain is for other people. That stance might win Iowa. But it won't win respect.
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I know that. But is there an error?
Yes. “To cow” means to put another person in a state of fear. That is the verb needed in the headline. Pork (subject) cows (verb) contenders (direct object) would be the accurate, if rather dopey, base sentence.
“To cower” means to expresses fear; this would be the correct verb if the subject were “contenders.”
Palin people are working Iowa—hard!!
I’m aware of what the words mean, which is basically the same thing. Either could be used correctly in the headline.
Nope. I cow Pat with my impressive rage. I cower when OldTax-lady phones. Not the same thing.
And as usual, guys like Pawlenty are not only part of the problem, they are the problem. Cut everyone else's share of the bloated pie but don't you dare even look my way. Pawlenty is a damn tit suckling fool!
Don't worry, if AB 80 passes you won't have any say in the presidential nomination process. You'll be voting in June 2012 while the nominee will probably be decided by mid-April.
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