Dim Bulbs in Washington

Have our leaders lost their minds, or are they simply wandering around in the dark?

Congress has decided to ban incandescent lightbulbs.

Why, you ask?

Because the lie of "man-made" global warming has consumed Congress, and supposedly, incandescent buls do not fit into the new order, where fluorescent bulbs do. The incandescent bulbs allegedly burn out faster and use more energy than fluorescent lights.

But here's some information you may not know:

Fluorescent bulbs contain mercury inside, making them a toxic mess if and when they break. The light from them is not as bright, and some complain the light causes headaches among other things.

Worst of all, where our incandescent lights are mainly made here in the USA, every last one of the replacement fluorescent lights are made in Communist China.

So, if you boil it down, our Congress has sold out yet more American workers and a small piece of our freedoms in the name of a lie.

Thank you, Congress. And you wonder why most Americans can't stand you. Keep selling the people down the river like chattel, keep stepping on us, and try not to cry too much when you're voted out of office.

- F.D. for Two Joe Schmoes