Thursday, November 10, 2011


NEWT  dominated the blog-a-sphere for his support of Ethanol Subsidies earlier this year..
The WSJ absolutely lights up Newt Gingrich for his support of ethanol subsidies in an editorial called Professor Cornpone: Some pandering is inevitable in presidential politics, but, befitting a college professor... Chad | Fraters Libertas

Business as usual

The WSJ reports that GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich went to Iowa: Mr. Gingrich explained that "the big-city attacks" on ethanol subsidies are really attempts to deny prosperity to rural America... admin | Dinocrat

Newt Gingrich Extols The Virtues Of Ethanol In Iowa

I sometimes wonder if Iowa weren't such an important stepping stone in any given presidential primary campaign if we'd have nearly the level of political support for ethanol subsidies as we have today ... Case in point, the Wall Street Journal notes 2012 hopeful Newt Gingrich playing some populist class warfare with ethanol subsidies in a speech given in Iowa... Rob Port | Say Anything

The WSJ v. Professor Cornpone

Last week, while in Iowa, Newt Gingrich endorsed broad government mandates on automakers to promote greater use of ethanol ... This morning the WSJ fires back, chiding the former professor for his cornpone pandering and "support for Mr. Obama's brand of green-energy welfare. The Corner on National Review Online

Newt Gingrich sells soul to ethanol vote in Iowa

Image by Getty Images via @daylifeOpinion Journal:...The former Speaker blew through Des Moines last Tuesday for the Renewable Fuels Association summit... Merv | PrairiePundit

Cruising the Web

The BBC demonstrates that driving an electric car from London to Edinburgh takes longer than it did to take the stagecoach in the 1830s ... By this standard, both Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum are losers before they even begin. Betsy Newmark | Betsy's Page

WSJ rips Gingrich for defending ethanol subsidies

"Professor Cornpone." Newt Gingrich has been touring Iowa lately, attempting to generate interest in a run for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination, and he's been going the traditional route of defending farm subsidies, especially for ethanol. Ed Morrissey | Hot Air

Gingrich On Ethanol: Despicable

Sorry, but the Wall Street Journal is right and Newt Gingrich disgustingly wrong on every level of this debate. Even Al Gore is now against Big Ethanol, and the Washington Post acknowledges that it... Quin Hillyer | AmSpec Blog

Newt on Ethanol: 'Folks in Big Cities Dictate What Should Happen in Rural America.'

There's suddenly a lot more serious discussion of a possible presidential bid from Newt Gingrich, stemming from his full-throated attack on critics of ethanol while speaking at the Renewable Fuels Association Summit in Des Moines last week  The Campaign Spot