It must take a high tolerance for cognitive dissonance to be a small-government Republican nuke-backer:

Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas, said he was enthusiastic about nuclear power but questioned whether the government should be subsidizing alternative fuels like ethanol.

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It’s a wonder his circuits don’t fry. Oh, wait …

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