John McCain says ethanol is "a joke"

Hey, John McCain, tell us how you really feel. Speaking on CBS News' Face the Nation this past weekend, the Arizona Republican slipped some anti-agriculture subsidies into a statement about ways to reduce the federal budget. Specifically, he said:

I think there may be efficiencies there. ... But we've got to take on some of the sacred cows, Bob. Well, agriculture subsidies are outrageous today. Ethanol is a joke. And it's a multi-billion-dollar spending agri-- at all egg subsidies, sugar subsidies, all this thing. They have to examine. The post office, a model of inefficiency, horse and buggies and the days of-- of-- when internets and communications of-- basically are-- are replacing it more and more. We have to go after the sacred cows.

With that, McCain joined a long line of politicians – including Al Gore – who say the ethanol industry shouldn't be getting the help it does. You can read the full transcript of McCain's remarks here (PDF).
[Source: Face The Nation (PDF) via Argus Leader]