[Ancesthntr]

I think that the original idea was to use the leftover corn husks and stalks to produce a limited amount of ethanol...and then the program grew, as farmers saw profits and so did others whose job in life is to live on the taxpayers tit, plus the pols saw votes. However, even using the “waste” husks and stalks means not recycling their nutrients into the soil, further increasing our dependence on oil-based fertilizers. This is just plain a lousy idea.

[truthguy]

There have been too many instances of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, as though actually slaying a rampaging dragon, now pulled down to the ground, would be bad form for a knight.

I keep hearing this over and over again but I cannot for the life of me think of a single instance where what you say is true. Give me an example of where Republicans have had the political power to "win" and have backed off from victory? I think this is something that's repeated over an over again so that in the minds of many it's true when it really isn't true. So give me some examples.