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Big Ethanol, the Environment, Gas Taxes and the GOP
That we consider corn ethanol subsidies and mandates unethical and tax payer abuse is obvious from these pages. There are environmental aspects that should be considered, and we do, but we find them most compelling with regards to human ecology … Continue reading
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Argus-Dispatch Print Edition Trims Ethanol Commentary
Still, serves to undermine corn ethanol boondoggle Our post yesterday made reference to a lengthy AP story * in the Argus-Dispatch online edition about the detrimental environmental effects of current corn ethanol production policies and practices. We predicted that any … Continue reading
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Ethanol: The Unethical Treatment of Corn
Editors note: The above scorn of corn based ethanol was coined years ago by Susan Frazer, a former multi-term Scott County Republican Chairwoman, and friend of the editors of this publication. Subsidizing the use of grade A cropland to produce … Continue reading
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Ethanol: The Unethical Treatment of Corn*
Here is a commentary near and dear to our heart. Available at: http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/greenberg021312.php3 Quoting from Greenbergs article: “Congress finally did something right. Or rather it did nothing at all, which was just the right thing to do in these wasteful … Continue reading
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Responding to triumphalism about Trump’s win in the Iowa Caucuses
Trump may well be the likely nominee. That may be regretted as it portends an unnecessary type and level of struggle for the general election On Tuesday, the day after the Iowa caucuses, Gary Bauer writing at American Values, a … Continue reading
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This is why we can’t have nice primaries, Part 2
Rather than debate, Trump set the course for coarse by making attacks, however childish, on other Republicans Trump is every bit the RINO he accuses others of being. How else can you define someone who refuses to pledge support to … Continue reading
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RPI State Convention today – generally good platform with glaring deficiencies
See comments regarding two compelling issues not directly addressed in the proposed platform below As this is written the 2020 Republican Party of Iowa (RPI) state convention is about to convene. I was without delegate status this year because I … Continue reading
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Empty positions on party primary ballot — Republican reticence means lost opportunity
Empty positions on party primary ballot — Republican reticence means lost opportunity Reviewing the Primary Candidate List for the entire state available at the Secretary of State website (link here) we have the following observations and comments: As regards the … Continue reading
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Food security not climate boondoggles
There are two green movements, the earth one and the money one, and in Iowa the latter uses the former with abandon Keep this in mind every time you go grocery shopping and buy gas Where is the humanity in … Continue reading
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Iowa Republican First District Platform preprint has nothing to say about Zuckerberg money
Amend First District Platform to include opposition to Zuckerberg type election heists — look for a sign “oppose billionaires buying official election efforts” or related signature sheet. Individual delegates must sign on to the amendment before 11:00 AM. Readers can … Continue reading
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