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Kansas Senator and Republican Presidential Candidate Sam Brownback
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  Senator Brownback did well in the Iowa Straw Poll recently, and now he's focused on boosting his name recognition in the Granite State. His message includes strong opposition to abortion, support for a flat tax system, and a foreign policy that he says "walks more humbly" around the world. Guest
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During the call-in portion of the program, I will submit the following question: Senator, how does your health care plan treat people who have lost their jobs and have difficulty making mortgage payments let along COBRA payments?
I have to admit I was shocked by Senator Brownback advocating things like ethanol and electric vehicles in the effort to deal with climate change. Anyone who has studied these technologies will realize that:
1. Ethanol production relies on heavey use of fossil fuels in the form of fertilizer and also transport. Ethanol can't be pumped through a pipeline, it must be trucked to all destinations.
The bottom line is it takes more energy to produce ethanol then burning it. However, ethanol production is a major goldmine for companies like Archer Daniels Midland, the largest ethanol producer and also largest lobbyist for government ethanol subsidies.
2. 89% of the electricy in New England is generated by fossil fuels. If you start charging electric vehicles, you are just burning more fossil fuel!
Instead of all this insanity, it would make a lot more sense to force the auto manufacturers to dramatically increase fuel efficiency. After listening to this example of elected ignorance, does anyone think that will ever happen in a meaningful way?