Regular readers of this blog already know (see here, here, and here) that I’m not a big fan of the new “CFL” light bulbs that we will be forced to use in a couple of years.
In a more entertaining fashion, here’s a video from a few years ago, featuring a Republican Congressman railing against the new bulbs.
Repealing the idiotic mandate for these inferior bulbs should be a gimme for the new Republican majority. Somehow, though, I predict they’ll screw up and leave the requirement in place.
“Somehow, though, I predict they’ll screw up and leave the requirement in place.”
You are absolutely right! The left always moves us incrementally left (except for the last two years when we took a giant leap left) when they are in power. When the repubs get control, they maintain the status quo. The left gets back in and moves us incrementally left again.
[...] Speaking of videos, here’s a good speech on the issue by Congressman Poe of Texas. [...]