[Arthur Wildfire! March]

“The entire ethanol industry is a product of government coercion. Without subsidies, it ceases to exist.”

Absolutely right, Finny. This is a legitimate way to draw blood. But I agree with Red Steel. If Trump needs to sell out to Big Corn in order to win the primary, I’m willing to forgive him.

Just hope that doesn’t become his SOP. That’s one thing I hate about the Clintons — always selling out to this or that.

[mkjessup]

I agree with Red Steel. If Trump needs to sell out to Big Corn in order to win the primary, I'm willing to forgive him.

You highlight the most critical issue in each and every presidential campaign going back decades, which is the absurd notion that all candidates must traipse through Iowa and genuflect before that parochial pack of self-appointed sages (repeatedly rubber stamped by the GOP) with their inane "first in the nation" 'caucus'.

Who came down from the mountain with the Commandment that "IOWA SHALL ALWAYS BE FIRST" anyway? Screw that noise. What is needed is a rotating schedule of primary states, changing every four years, with the only emphasis in beginning with States with lower delegate numbers, building up to the later primaries in larger states which will provide the delegate clout needed for the eventual nominee to reach or exceed the numbers needed to secure that nomination.

Reform of the primary process is needed. The most likely scenario for that to occur is under a Trump Administration, (presuming Trump wins under the Republican banner and not as an independent), due to the fact that the President is considered the titular head of his party. That would all but eliminate the convention 'dealmakers' and 'smoky backrooms'.

[Finny]

If Trump needs to sell out to Big Corn in order to win the primary, I'm willing to forgive him. Just hope that doesn't become his SOP.

Voting for hopes is a bad risk, especially pinning conservative hopes on someone with a clear 26-year history of left-moderate politics and who only joined the Republican party six years ago, when it became the party of McCain/Romney.

You "hope" it doesn't become Trump's SOP -- from where I'm sitting, probabilities are that it already IS his SOP.

[editor-surveyor]

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>> “If Trump needs to sell out to Big Corn in order to win the primary, I’m willing to forgive him.” <<

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Arthur, you used to be such a straight up guy...

Disappointing to say the least. :o(