1. E-85 is already a government subsidized product. If it is viable, drop the government subsidies (read: our tax dollars) and let it compete. 20%-30% worse gas mileage and it (without subsidies applied to lower the price at the pump) costs more than regular unleaded gasoline (at this time).

2. Jumping ahead to Congressman Dingell's proposal, let's assume for a second that the $.50 per gallon tax on fuel is applied (in addition to the $50/ton carbon tax). Why in the world would that revenue be applied to "universal healthcare" and any other non renewable energy project? It's typical tax-and-spend economics.

3. I won't even comment on Dingell's mortgage interest tax deduction elimination. Again, he proposes that the money be tossed into the hopper and redistributed at the government's discretion - not 100% applied to the reduction of the "carbon footprint" which is the basis of the tax in the first place!!

Who elected these idiots?

Scott