The dumb thing is, we're supposed to get on the corn as ethanol bandwagon as a way to oil independance. But I have seen a couple of mentions by science talking heads that the effort is moot. It takes gas to move the combines, get the corn to the ethanol plant, and then process it in the plant. Savings of oil is break even. but I suppose that it helps the farmer, which I have nothing against. But if the side product is higer food prices, the practice has little value, except as fodder for politicians to feed the sheep like masses.
