To: Isara
"We thought about bringing 'Captain Cornelius' but ultimately that's not something that we're doing," said spokeswoman Majda Sarkic of the mascot the corn-growing industry has used previously. Oh no. Anything but that.
Indeed, every Republican who has won the Iowa caucuses dating back to the 1980s has pledged allegiance to ethanol, including former Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas, who was dubbed "Senator Ethanol" during his 1996 campaign.
Cruz' position requires enormous courage and integrity. There is a reason why he stands alone.
12 posted on
01/04/2016 7:14:00 AM PST by
St_Thomas_Aquinas
( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
To: St_Thomas_Aquinas
And its not just a campaign position.
18 posted on
01/04/2016 7:33:22 AM PST by
cripplecreek
(Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
To: St_Thomas_Aquinas
former Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas, who was dubbed "Senator Ethanol" during his 1996 campaign. Which he LOST.
Badly.
38 posted on
01/04/2016 8:07:44 AM PST by
NorthMountain
("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
To: St_Thomas_Aquinas; Isara
i thought trump wasn’t controlled by special interests?? what is the ethanol lobby except a multi_billion dollar special interest?? To be in favor of the ethanol “standard” is crony capitalism at its purest.
67 posted on
01/04/2016 9:21:07 AM PST by
sitetest
(If Roe is not overturned, no unborn child will ever be protected in law.)
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