Sunday, December 19, 2010
"Upton flips a switch on CFL bulb"
I agree that this law should be undone; and I hope they are successful.
On the other hand, politicians really are suspect at times, many times, maybe ALL the time...
On the other hand, politicians really are suspect at times, many times, maybe ALL the time...
Stephen Dinan has the story at WashingtonTimes.com:
"Three years after he led the charge to require consumers to ditch their comfortable old incandescent lights in favor of those twisty CFL bulbs, Rep. Fred Upton now wants to be the man to help undo that law as the next chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
That about-face is not unique among lawmakers looking to atone for stances they've taken over the past decade as they seek to gain top posts in a decidedly more conservative Republican Congress, but his reversal underscores how intent the GOP is on proving it has broken with past practices.
'We have heard the grass roots loud and clear, and will have a hearing early next Congress,' said Mr. Upton, a Michigan Republican who is facing several others in his party in a bid to earn the gavel of the powerful committee. "' last thing we wanted to do was infringe upon personal liberties - and this has been a good lesson that Congress does not always know best.'"
