Former U.S. senator and now lobbyist Jim Talent recently praised President Trump for not ending or even dialing back the Renewable Fuels Standard, a federal mandate which force-feeds billions of gallons of ethanol and biodiesel to American drivers, like it or not.

The fact that there is no natural market for ethanol, which may be “renewable” but isn’t energy efficient, doesn’t seem to bother Talent, who served in the House before representing Missouri in the Senate between 2002 and 2006.