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Yiannis, Baltimore — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:32:22 GMT

Straight talk express is PANCAKED

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Cj Los Angeles — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:41:27 GMT

No you got him wrong, he is straight talking his different positions. You forgot -- they are the Repubs, Bush, Rudy, Romney name one that is different.

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Cj Los Angeles — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:41:53 GMT

No you got him wrong, he is straight talking his different positions. You forgot -- they are the Repubs, Bush, Rudy, Romney name one that is different.

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Lee in CA — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:18:37 GMT

He was right the first time. This ethanol bs is just a way to get tax dollars to ADM, et al. (Corporate welfare is NOT socialism! Helping ordinary Americans with tax dollars - THAT'S socialism.)

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Travis, Louisville, Ky — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:48:24 GMT

Why has this term socialized so and so been so beaten over the head of the American public? Why are people listening to the same ones who said there were WMDs in Iraq and nuclear bombs in Iran. What are Republicans not scared of?

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Ed H — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:47:53 GMT

It may make good copy, but I see no contradiction in McCain's position:
When oil prices are low (i.e. the '99, '03 quotes), ethanol makes little sense as an alternative energy source. McCain opposed subsidies for it. When oil prices are higher (i.e. 2006-now), it may make more economic sense to produce it. McCain STILL opposes subsidies for it.
This is distorted, YouTube clip stuff. It would take an extremely generous frame of mind not to conclude this report is deliberately misleading.

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Matt, Las Vegas, NV — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:59:25 GMT

lol.....so, let me ask this.....who isn't a flip flopper....lol.

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IdeasNotMoney Cedar Park, TX — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:01:24 GMT

He may support ethanol, just not ethanol subsidies!

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Steve A Jonesboro IN — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:04:08 GMT

More "BS express" from gasbag mccain. This old fool is really full of himself!

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Bob, Texas — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:20:49 GMT

We know now that burning ethanol from corn produces Nitrous Oxide that is 300 times more harmful to the environment than the CO2 from petroleum. It not only produces more greenhouse gases but also pollutes our water supply. His earlier comments were correct. It's politics as usual.

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Joe Lovshe, Willow Spring, IL 60525 — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:52:53 GMT

If Ethanol made sense we wouldn't have to mandate it's use or subsidize it. Farmers are failures as business people. When they overproduce things and markets are low we have to come wipe their butts. Ethanol is just the toy they want and their going to hold their breath until they get it. Mc Cain was right the first time, but he now looks like a sniveling coward. Gray Davis opposed ethanol and BUSH so he was fired that sent a message to all politicians; "Oppose the god of corn and Ye shall perish". Remember the MTBE scare? It only happened in California. If you can find a candidate that stays true to their convictions vote for them and for Gods sakes let us know about them. Why do lobbyists wear neckties? to keep the foreskin from going over their heads.

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Yiorgos, Chicago,IL — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:40:09 GMT

A good politician corrects his mistakes. Ethanol was not as big of a topic in 2003 and it has been in 2007. McCain, once again is looking at the good of the nation and not the good of a political race. His polls in Iowa are weak and were always weak due to his inability to attract the conservative base, Ethanol has never been use as a pawn for campaigning by McCain and political props are never his game. Look to Clinton or Romney if you want to play that game. McCain is the most prepared, most experienced, and most honest candidate on both sides of the aisle. It would be a shame for him to lose another oppurtunity to be president in this era of easily swayed, uneducated, naive, insecure, and dependant people. Especially when he is the only candidate that can re-unite and restore confidence in this nation's divided and depreciated political system.

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Jim Pittsburgh PA — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:24:10 GMT

McCain may have flipped on this issue (although the realities of higher oil prices today should be taken in account), but he is still (along with Obama)the most honest person who is running for president.

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Alan Johnson, Wilder, VT — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:55:35 GMT

Besides the fact that the economics have changed, the environmental impact is about to change as well. Cellulosic ethanol is real and happening today. It is only a matter of time before production can be scaled to have a real positive impact on our energy and environmental future. This production method works in concert with the production of food crops, rather than in competition with it, by using current farm waste (and other sources) as the feed stock. This also reduces the amount of energy needed to produce it because the energy is already being spent to gather the chaff.

Given the two green factors at play here, if he still opposed ethanol, you could almost argue that would be a flip flop of the foundation principals on which his opinion was founded. If you only looks at the surface, you never sees what's holding it up.