After my tirade against mandating the use of fluorescent light bulbs back in January you will be surprised to learn that we are starting to install some energy saving light bulbs at home as an attempt to lower our electricity bill.

They claim to use a lot less electricity but I have found that they also put out less light. I hope that in a few year we aren’t all going blind.

My other objection is that Congress by mandating the usage of these light bulbs has infringed on my personal freedom to choose. Here is a link to Texas Republican Congressman Ted Poe giving a floor speech on the subject. Thanks to David B for the link. My experience is that the marketplace and the town square are better places than Congress for deciding what type of light bulbs I should choose.

It is ironic that the same people who want to preserve a “woman’s right to choose” about abortion are willing to take away a persons “right to choose” about light bulbs. In my January blog I proposed that congress mandate using night vision goggles and eliminate the need for electric bulbs completely. Please don’t tell Congressman Henry Waxman this idea.