Ethanol bust?

The bloom, it would seem, is off the rose -- or the stalk.

Ethanol gives me a headache

The human intellect -- or at least The Rascal's lame facsimile thereof -- can deal with only so many political issues in a society as complex as ours. In my case, the whys and wherefores of ethanol have fallen by the proverbial wayside.

I'm sorry. I know that lots of people here in the cornbelt are big on ethanol, but I don't give a damn about it.

Still, I have an obligation to this site's visitors to provide information on all manner of political crap, and I shan't shirk that duty with regard to ethanol. So, here's a big take on the subject from the fine folks over at FactCheck.org.