Posted on 01/06/2016 5:30:43 PM PST by Greetings_Puny_Humans
Professional Pandering -- Desperate Cruz, Dependent on Iowa, Flip-Flops on Ethanol Subsidies...
Posted on January 6, 2016 by sundance
In what can only be noted as "typically Cruzian" the Senator who sponsored the "Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act", which would have immediately repealed the ethanol mandate, has now reversed course and claims to support continued Iowa Corn Subsidies.
The pandering flip-flop becomes "brutally Cruzian" when the campaign for Ted Cruz denies the current change in position by pointing to a prior change in position; saying, in effect: when Senator Ted Cruz decided to run for President he changed his position, and in 2014 supported a five year phase out of the Renewable Fuel Standard.
So candidate Cruz was against Iowa corn subsidy, 2013; then became for Iowa corn subsidy (with phase out), 2014, and now advocates on behalf of corn subsidy in 2016.
Just like Senator Cruz’s advocacy for the Corker/Cardin amendment (Iran Deal); and just like Senator Cruz’s advocacy for Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) within the Trans-Pacific Trade Deal; Ted Cruz is for them, until he becomes against them – only when the consideration of "them" is determined by the general approval of the electorate.
Got it.
"Cruzian" and "Clintonian" are now virtually synonymous.
[...] Farmers and rural communities across Iowa are going to be encouraged by Sen. Cruz's remarks. He is clearly listening to the people of Iowa and understands the importance of the Renewable Fuel Standard to America’s economy and energy independence, as he started the caucus process calling for immediate repeal.
While not perfect, this is a big step forward by Sen. Cruz. (Iowa Corn Lobby)
(more at link)
Here we go...
Where is the “not this sh*t again” guy?
Once a politician, always a politician.
YAWN...
Oh Puny...you’re off your meds again? Get some help buddy!
Look how desperate Trumpbots are getting knowing Cruz will win YUGE in IA and then take that momentum through to the SEC states. Lol ConJobTrumphouse nice try
Where’s the Obiwoncruzobi Star Wars poster?
Post more damn lies. Cruz has called for a 5 year phase out of subsidies prior to this. There is no flip flop. There is just a bunch of Trumpanzees flinging poop.
In my opinion, a phase out plan is being against it. Anyway, no one really cares about this. Trump is for it, so they’ve got nothing but hate.
You noticed, too? ;)
The AG lobby was once the most powerful in DC. It isnt any longer because the Saudi lobby has them by a ton.
This article was proven as an absolute fabrication of the Ethanol Lobby. The Washington Examiner retracted/corrected it:
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/article/2579743
Cruz never flip-flopped. But you already knew that and decided to post this crap anyway.
If your goal is to have conservatives sit out the election if Trump should win the nomination then you are doing an excellent job.
I’m glad there are people like Sundance who have uncommonly acute insight and willing to keep track of stuff so I don’t have to.
I’ll believe it when I hear it from Heidi Cruz in a money-begging email
https://www.tedcruz.org/five-for-freedom/
2. TWENTY-FIVE FEDERAL ABCs
The rate at which we are spending is unsustainable. And federal programs often fail to support their purported beneficiaries while instead propping up special interests. There are far too many members of Congress who willingly hand out special favors to select industries and friends.
Let’s break the Washington Cartel and restore power to the people. Let’s stop handing over billions to federal favorites. We will sharply reduce the alphabet soup of government entities, beginning with the “ABCâ€s that should not exist in the first place: The Agencies, Bureaus, Commissions, and other programs that are constitutionally illegitimate and harmful to American households and businesses. The following 25 ABCs are emblematic of the types of government functions I will examine, downsize, and reform to limit federal overreach. But these are just a start.
Eliminate the following Agencies, Bureaus, Commissions, and programs:
1. Appalachian Regional Commission
2. Climate Ready Water Utilities Initiative
3. Climate Research Funding for the Office of Research and Development
4. Climate Resilience Evaluation Awareness Tool
5. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
6. Corporation for Public Broadcasting (privatize)
7. Corporation for Travel Promotion
8. Global Methane Initiative
9. Green Infrastructure Program
10. Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
11. Legal Services Corporation
12. National Endowment for the Arts
13. National Endowment for the Humanities
14. New Starts Transit Program
15. Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund
16. Presidential Election Campaign Fund
17. Regulation of CO2 Emissions from Power Plants and all Sources
18. Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Vehicles
19. Renewable Fuel Standard Federal Mandates
20. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
21. Sugar Subsidies
22. Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery
23. UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
24. UN Population Fund
25. USDA Catfish Inspection Program
This is about as much of a “flip flop” as the gay marriage thing.
Ending the subsidies is ending the subsidies which is a whole lot better than supporting subsidies for ethanol AND wind like “some” candidates do.
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