Deathanol and McCain: Corn, Oil Prices + Bush + Floods + Famine + Pollution= Ethanol
There’s not much doubt that ethanol is a disastrous economic, energy and political policy. No wonder Bush embraced it like a sick baby raccoon. Sad though that McCain was against ethanol for years though for competitive reasons linked to the oil industry, not environmental, independence or the other reasonable reasons. Then he abruptly changed his position in 2006 to con Iowa voters into choosing him during the caucuses. It worked. Now Iowa may be the only state he wins.
McCain’s stuck as an ethanol supporter (though Obama is too). Another missed opportunity. But I wasn’t going to vote for him anyway.