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Trump caves to King Corn and the GOP establishment
« on: October 21, 2017, 08:38:47 pm »

Trump caves to King Corn and the GOP establishment

by David Leach • October 20, 2017

One of the few bright spots coming from the Trump administration has been his willingness to let the EPA under Scott Pruitt undo some of the damage done by the agency during the Obama administration. Unfortunately, Trump recently decided to put the GOP establishment and his 2020 ambitions ahead of America’s best interest when he overruled an effort by Pruitt to make major modifications to the Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS).

For the uninitiated, RFS requires that ever-increasing amounts of ethanol be blended into gasoline. As you’re most likely aware, most of the nation’s ethanol comes from corn, and corn-producing states are represented by a who’s-who of RINOs who love ethanol, including:
•Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst (Iowa)
•Sens. Mike Rounds and John Thune (South Dakota)
•Sen. Pat Roberts (Kansas)
•Sen. Deb Fischer (Nebraska)

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I know there will be those who will point out that Trump supported the ethanol industry during the 2016 Iowa caucus; however, it should be remembered that his position was political and driven by the fact that Ted Cruz was advocating major changes to ethanol mandates, including an end to ethanol subsidies.

More:

http://www.stridentconservative.com/trump-corn-gop-establishment/
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Re: Trump caves to King Corn and the GOP establishment
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2017, 08:43:25 pm »
Yes!  And it REALLY pisses me off!  It is a YOUGE unforced error.
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Re: Trump caves to King Corn and the GOP establishment
« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2017, 09:15:52 pm »
It isn't an error. It was a promise.

When Cruz said he'd seek removal of the mandate, the Governor of Iowa had a cartwheeling shitfit, declaring that Cruz had to be defeated, whatever it takes. Within a couple of hours, Trump had announced he would use the EPA to enforce the ethanol mandate to the full extent of the law. Governor Branstad's son was a lobbyist for the ethanol industry, Trump pandered to that and the farm lobby. Cruz explained his position to the farmers (advocating to let the marketplace decide) in the land where Big Ethanol and Corn are King, and won the primary.

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Re: Trump caves to King Corn and the GOP establishment
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2017, 09:58:08 pm »
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Re: Trump caves to King Corn and the GOP establishment
« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2017, 12:35:40 am »
Ethanol bad, Butanol good.
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Re: Trump caves to King Corn and the GOP establishment
« Reply #5 on: October 22, 2017, 02:43:43 pm »
Sorry but blaming the GOPe for the failures is getting old and childish.
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Re: Trump caves to King Corn and the GOP establishment
« Reply #6 on: October 22, 2017, 11:48:09 pm »
Quote from: kevindavis on October 22, 2017, 02:43:43 pm
Sorry but blaming the GOPe for the failures is getting old and childish.
Maybe when the GOP quits snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, I will have more faith in the party.
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