“The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.” — James Madison

The big business these days is biofuel, which includes products like ethanol.  Ethanol is made from products like corn or soybeans and is a big industry in the agrictultural midwestern states.  Ethanol does burn ‘clean’ when it is used as a source of fuel but people tend to forget that it takes energy to produce these ‘clean’ fuels.  That energy is going to come from oil, which is going to cause pollution.  Not to mention that the byproducts of these processes can be pollutants themselves.  This article in the NY Times today describes the seedier side of this ‘clean’ fuel business. 

 I just want to add that I don’t pretend to be an expert in this field so feel free to post your own information in the comments section.

I just thought this article was funny because of Barack Obama’s response to Hillary Clinton’s recent insinuations that Obama would be her running mate.  I guess Barack isn’t going to settle for Vice President.  The question is, would Hillary run with Obama? Personally I don’t think he’d ask her.  I’m pretty sure he’s a bit annoyed with her right now.

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I don’t know if you’ve heard already, but this summer a $600 check ($1,200 for couples) will be headed your way courtesy of the U.S. government.  Yes, the wizards in Washington felt that the best way to jumpstart the sputtering economy would be to give everyone a few extra dollars.  They hope that you’ll spend that money though, according to early reports, most people are planning on saving that money or paying of their credit debt.  With gas prices rising these days I’m sure most of the money will go towards your car anyways.  But, sending the taxpayers a refund just isn’t enough for the government.  They want to make sure you are well aware that a check is in the mail by sending letters to everyone.  The cost for this mass mailing? Only $42 million of your tax dollars.  Nothing to large I assure you.