Obama Better on Agriculture

Aug 15, 09:36 AM CST

Our very own Senator Ben Nelson was across the Missouri River yesterday, pointing out some very sharp contrasts between Obama and McCain on agriculture policy:

Voters concerned about federal agriculture policies will gravitate toward Barack Obama, said Nebraska senator Ben Nelson at the Iowa State Fair Thursday.

In an interview with the Iowa Independent Thursday afternoon, Nelson said that there are many important differences in the two major presidential candidates on farm policy.

The key difference, said Nelson, is on biofuels.

“Senator Obama supports corn-based ethanol and moving to other bio-based ethanol products as well,” Nelson said. Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., “has fought against, and does not support corn-based ethanol and has resisted it and voted against it.”

For agriculture producers and people committed to finding renewable sources of energy, the choice in this Presidential election is really a no-brainer. We all owe Senator Nelson a big “thank you” for helping to point that out.

You can find out just exactly how John McCain feels about agricultural programs here.


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  1. This would be a time to also point out Mike Johanns’ defense of McCain’s ethanol stance. He tried to make excuses for it. As reported during McCain’s Nebraska visit:

    “It’s not that he’s opposed to ethanol,” Johanns said. “I think he’s trying to figure out the right balance.”
    — Lisa Hannah    Aug 15, 12:30 PM CST #

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