Burning issue for Bush, Walker, Green

Wisconsin wingnuts and Republican radio hosts have decided, for whatever reason, that ethanol, like light rail, is the work of the devil. And now it appears George W. Bush has gone over to the dark side, WisPolitics reports:

During his visit to Milwaukee today, President George W. Bush pushed for increased use of ethanol as a way to ease the country's "addiction" to oil. [Maybe that explains why Walker and Green were doing their best to ignore him in the photo above.-- Xoff.]

"The more ethanol we use, the less crude oil we consume, and using ethanol has the added benefit of supporting our farmers," Bush said.

Gov wannabes Scott Walker and Mark Green have different views. Walker thinks whatever Charlie Sykes and Mark Belling tell him to think. Green has a more slippery nuanced view.

WisPolitics on a recent joint appearance:

Walker said he would not support an ethanol mandate and not sign one if it got to his desk as guv. Instead, he advocated expanded incentives for ethanol production. Green said he would only support the bill on the condition that the business community would not be adversely affected. He lashed out at Doyle for not getting enough independent research to decide on the implications of ethanol for Wisconsin’s businesses.

One post at Badger Blogger already suggests that will hurt Green among conservatives.

Who woulda thought it? Will ethanol decide the GOP primary? (No.)

UPDATE: Doyle rubs it in.