[Leisler]

Ethanol, in this country, uses more energy( fuel ) than it produces.

If Ethanol wasn't subsidized by other taxpayers, and was taxed like any other fuel, it would be way, way more expensive per gallon, let alone by power( something like 1.15 gallons of eth is needed to supply the power of a gallon of 87 octane gasoline.)

[greasepaint]

where do you get that BS?

the liquid-fuel energy gain is more that TEN-TO-ONE.
look at the top-right graph on page two, from Argonne National lab
http://www.ncga.com/public_policy/PDF/03_28_05ArgonneNatlLabEthanolStudy.pdf

the rest can be home-developed energy from the US

[hedgetrimmer]

The Bush brothers have a vested interest in forcing America to produce ethanol right now, just like Al Gore has a vested interest in a carbon tax from global warming.