Bachmann Aims To Bring Back Da Bulbs
Posted by Andy on March 26th, 2008
In an attempt to reverse the stupefying move by the dim bulbs who wrote and supported the energy bill, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R MN6) is authoring a bill to bring back the light bulb.
Bachmann also voiced her opposition to an item in the Energy Bill which will ban incandescent light bulbs by the year 2012 in an effort to get more people using a more energy-efficient fluorescent model.
“I am carrying legislation to bring you back your light bulbs,” Bachmann told the group. “This forces people to spend more money on light bulbs.”
In case you didn’t know, the recent energy bill has put the incandescent light bulb on the endangered species list and will ban the sale of them altogether in the very near future. Bachmann opposed the social engineering Energy bill which actually created no new energy and, in fact, was designed to make it harder and more expensive to get reliable and abundant energy.
Bachmann shared her views on a number energy and environmental matters.
“We are in a country abundantly rich in natural resources,” she said. “Energy should be the least of our problems. If we extract 20 percent (of the oil) we know is off the coast of Virginia we can replace what we import from Saudi Arabia.”
Local oil, along with more nuclear power, are part of her solution to the energy crisis and $4 a gallon gasoline.
“We have got almost unlimited availability of energy in the United States but we have restricted our ability to use it,” she said. “It’s like we have a pantry stocked to the roof with food and we’re sitting here with empty plates and the door is locked.”
Unfortunately she is the only person who represents me in Washington DC who has a clue on how to lower energy prices and the courage to stand up to the environmental special interests. (Yes that is a shot at someone.)
The above story is from ABC Newspapers who covered a business forum Bachmann held yesterday.
You can donate to Bachmann’s campaign here.
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March 28th, 2008 at 10:02 am
Funny how the people that promote “choice” only want the choices they agree with. Here is why I don’t use the new fluorescent bulbs:
They don’t work when it is cold. That negates their use in my unheated garage or yard/porch lights. According to manufacturer instructions on every brand I’ve examined, they can’t be used on timers, which I use to reduce the electricity I use for outdoor lighting. They can’t be used on dimmers, which I also use to reduce the amount of electricity I use. Manufacturers recommend they not be used for lights that aren’t on for short periods of time. In my house we shut off the lights when they are not being used, so most are not on more than very long.