Florescent Light Bulbs and “Big Government”
July 14, 2011 at 3:34 PM Leave a comment
You’ve probably heard about the Tea Party obsession with florescent light bulbs. They claim a new law that goes into effect next year banning the old bulbs and paving the way for the use of more florescents, was, according to Michele Bachmann, an example of reach by President Obama: “we bought a bureaucracy that now tells us which light bulbs to buy.”
Despite the frenzy,
House Republicans on Tuesday failed to stop the enactment of new energy-saving standards for light bulbs they portrayed as yet another example of big government interfering in people’s lives.
The GOP bill to overturn the standards set to go into effect next year fell short of the two-thirds majority needed for passage. The vote was 233-193.
And here’s a hugely relevant fact that the screamers on the right would rather their flock not know:
The standards have not been particularly contentious before now. They were crafted in 2007 with Republican participation and signed into law by President George W. Bush. People seem to like the new choices and the energy savings they bring, polling finds.
Geezus. They are SO fucking deceitful.
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