In presidential campaigns, the long shots tend to say what the contenders dare not. So there was onetime Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer, in early March, telling a group of Iowans, "I will eliminate the ethanol subsidy." Silence. "And I'll eliminate the oil subsidy." Tepid applause. "Ethanol takes four rows out of ten of every corn field. Four rows out... --snip-- Most 2012 GOP contenders have said, in the past, they won't mess with that deal. But wait. Hasn't Tim Pawlenty attempted to position himself as the tea party candidate? There Pawlenty was on Fox News in December noting that the...