That's the general consensus over at Delwareliberal , where it is fascinating to watch our more progressive friends pile up an ever bigger and longer list of items they want the State to monitor and regulate. But let's do a reality check. Did you know that roughly a dime's worth of the cost of a gallon of over-priced gasoline can be traced to the fact that-wait for it-- our government actually imposes an import tariff on foreign ethanol ? That's right: $.54/gallon on foreign ethanol entering our country. According to CNN : The import tariff of 54-cents a gallon on ethanol - a required component in gasoline - keeps the price of imported ethanol high. Much imported ethanol is made from sugarcane which is cheaper-to-produce than domestic corn-based ethanol. The fact that the government has a tariff on any energy product in these times of high prices is illogical to some. "We don't have a tariff on oil or natural gas or anything like that," said Bill Koetzle...