Posted on 01/20/2016 4:35:40 PM PST by TBBT
Conservative Review Editor-in-Chief Mark Levin explained why Donald Trump, the supposed anti-establishment candidate, is siding with the establishment on the ethanol mandate. It has everything to do with trying to pander for votes.
Levin explained what crony capitalism is. That it is the state picking winners at the expense of others. In the case of ethanol they have made it mandatory in cars, even though it is proven that it does not reduce oil usage, because oil is needed for the production of ethanol. That it hurts engines.
The most damaging thing that ethanol does, according to Levin is add to famine and poverty in the third world, by limiting the production of food crops, as the land is used to grow ethanol feedstock instead of food.
Levin focused on the fact that Donald Trump is going all in for ethanol to pander to Governor Terry Branstad in Iowa. He told his audience that Branstad's son makes a living from the ethanol industry.
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phil - another big liberal
Altho I watch his shows
“We have two gas stations within 2 miles of my house that sell non-ethanol gas.”
You are very lucky. I can’t find anything but tool rental locations selling non-ethanol gas anywhere in my area, at 3x the price of regular with ethanol.
Trump is NOW the establishment candidate. It’s anyone but Cruz with these people.
I still like Ted, but holy smokes, Heidi’s eyes scare the daylights out of me.
Let us not forget that only a few weeks ago, Trump singularly upset the whole election apple cart!
Trump set the national agenda with illegal immigration and other issues that the GOPe and their allies desperately wanted to avoid, and now they can’t.
The GOPe was not prepared for this, and as a consequence they don’t have a clue about what to do, hence their almost universal collapse into a pile of quivering jello, flip-flopping like a bag of Mexican jumping beans dumped on a hot griddle.
Trump has exposed those who pretend to be conservative but are really just fronts for big money establishment campaign donors who purchase their candidates with campaign “donations”.
Trump, by actually being a real man, has exposed the other candidates (Cruz excepting of course) and their allies for the weak little sniveling sellouts that they really are.
Trump’s vociferous truth-telling and fearless neutering of the kommie media has been the catalyst that triggered a massive revolt amongst conservative voters who are infuriated at the GOPe Congress doing absolutely ZERO to stop Obama’s agenda, and suddenly the GOP RINO leadership is in full blown panic mode and in full blown retreat, and the SMALL conservative House contingent smelt blood in the water, took heart, and charged in against a weakened, frightened and paralyzed GOPe leadership, and Boehner was taken out as a sacrificial lamb.
Trump is absolutely correct when he says that without Trump in the race, everything would be same-ol’, same-ol. The Joyful Tippy-Toes Turtle would be creeping closer to the finish line, Boehner would still be safely ensconced as Speaker, and there would be no mention of illegal immigration are any of the issues surrounding it by any politician in either party, other than possibly how critical it would be to pass immigration “reform”.
The media are loath to make the connection, but it’s obvious that the Boehner resignation was yet another falling domino, toppling due to the Trump Effect, because Trump’s unabashed truth-telling and fearless neutering of the kommie media triggered a revolt amongst the great unwashed GOP masses which emboldened a few conservative Congress critters to grow a few pairs.
And we wouldn’t even be having ANY of these conversations about illegal immigration and the myriad of other Obammunist issues destroying our country if it wasn’t for Trump. Instead, we’d simply be debating which RINO, GOPe squish would be least likely to be stomped by Hillary, and the GOPe would once again be exhorting the “base” about how critical it is for us to once again vote for the “lesser of two evils”, that is, vote for the GOPe side of the Uniparty coin.
And do note that ALL of the oligarchs and plutocrats are frightened to death of Donald Trump because the billionaires and millionaires can’t buy him like all of the other politicians they routinely purchase, because Trump doesn’t need nor want their money, and the kommie media is frightened to death of him because he isn’t afraid of them either, the bottom line being that Donald Trump can not be controlled by the rich and powerful or the corrupt media, so for anyone who is truly for campaign finance reform and wants to take money out of politics, voting for Trump is the only reasonable choice.
President Trump is really the last hope for this country: if he can’t undo any of the damage wrought by the Obammunists, the U.S.A. is done.
So least we forget, the above, and much more, are called “The Trump Effect”.
If we are going to pay out a subsidy over 5 years, just cancel the program outright, cut a check to the ethanol suckers equal to the amount of the subsidy and shut down every administrative expense in D.C. related to the program. We save money alone dumping the dead weight in D.C. and Congress and the lobbyists don't get a chance to play shenanigans with the program for 5 years.
Done. Elect me president.
It is strange that you never see cruzers on Cruz threads.
If we are going to pay out a subsidy over 5 years, just cancel the program outright, cut a check to the ethanol suckers equal to the amount of the subsidy and shut down every administrative expense in D.C. related to the program. We save money alone dumping the dead weight in D.C. and Congress and the lobbyists don’t get a chance to play shenanigans with the program for 5 years.
Done. Elect me president
It’s possible, but I’m not personally aware of Trump having integrity issues, or being dishonest or dishonorable.
He seems like a upstanding sort of guy.
Ted Cruz, on the other hand, voted for the Corker Bill, and that is a really hard thing for me to stomach. Everyone sings his praises of his conservative purity, but is that what pure conservatives vote for? I don’t think so.
That being said, if it’s Cruz vs. Hillary, I’ll vote for him, but I’m voting Trump in the primary.
Youi mean like those rock ribbed peinciples in post #24? LOL
Yeah, on this issue Cruz is no different than Trump, but of course I’m sure Levin gives Cruz a pass on his little “technicality”.
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See post 40 that I wrote for the TRUMP (PEACE BE UPON HIS SOUL) supporters who hail from Rio Linda.
AKA...taxes.
Honestly friend, the Uniparty is so entrenched that any efforts to change things in DC will most likely be futile. On some level whether it’s Trump or Cruz they’re gonna have to make compromises with the leeches in congress to get any legislation passed. On the congressional side as long as they’re well paid and taken care of by their corporate sponsors and cronies there’s no incentive to change things period.
Not especailly Mark. But thanks for playing.
I caught a bit in my care (only time I hear him and rarely).
He called DT a liar pretty much on the trash he is throwing at Cruz.
Trump supporter explained how bad ethanol was for cars/all engines and he hopes DT researches and changes his mind. LOLOL. Levin was very kind to him considering he had just talked about DT’s ridiculous pandering on that issue.
Trump is so sleazy. He constantly lies. His only principle is to promote his own glory.
Trump is looking to WIN.
He wants to run the table and not strategize some exotic logic puzzle that will win the nomination.
I’ll take that any day.
Have another cracker Polly.
What’s wrong with Trump being for the ethanol mandate? Maybe he’s saying that he supports growing corn.
If he had said he was against ethanol but was for growing corn for consuming, would that change the act of growing corn?
Corn farmers would still have work. The ethanol producer would have a cow.
Certainly agree with you there. Cruz supporters still have faith in the political class. Trump supporters don't.
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