A-maize-ing: Bush has fallen for costly ethanol scam

In his State of the Union address, George W. Bush called for an intense effort to develop more efficient alternative fuel sources.

"We will also fund additional research in cutting-edge methods of producing ethanol, not just from corn but from wood chips and stalks or switch grass," the president said. "Our goal is to make this new kind of ethanol practical and competitive within six years."

Bush should have known better.

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