When in Rome, it has been advised, to do as the Romans do and Barack Obama is taking the push for biofuel support to his speeches in the Midwest. With Iowa leading the nation into the primary election season, Obama is touting the need for a stronger, faster push to put biofuels into vehicles much faster.
Iowa is one of the largest corn producing states, with much of the production being used in the ethanol industry. Current corn production support by the government was ridiculed by Republican candidate John McCain while he was in Iowa for a GOP debate, where he said the corn subsidies were not offering any real benefit and only served to increase the price of corn for other domestic uses.
Obama, according to recent polls at usaelectionpolls.com has moved into the lead in Iowa and is virtually deadlocked with Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire for the party lead heading in to the final weeks before the primary elections. Obama has stressed that biofuels are one way the country can reduce its dependency on foreign oil as well as conserve natural resources while helping stem pollution. His stand on corn subsidies and the use of ethanol is ringing the election bell with voters in Iowa.
Recent apologies by other candidates for election faux pas have been quietly accepted by Obama, first by a Clinton aid who quit over his misguided comments and another by former Nebraska Senator Bob Kerrey on Obama's heritage. His refusal to espouse retaliatory attacks is seen as a leadership quality by many in the party's more conservative ranks.
