"How many lobbyists does it take to change a light bulb?"

Timothy Carney, senior reporter for the Evans-Novak Political Report, wrote an "illuminating" piece today brilliantly titled How many lobbyists does it take to change a light bulb? This is essential reading!

The column addresses the aspect of the recently passed energy bill which outlaws the incandescent light bulb by 2012 in favor of the "environmentally correct" bulb which costs much more and has environmental issues of its own far worse than the regular bulb.

Carney did a little digging; followed the money and found out why this law was passed; who benefits and who loses. It's not exactly surprising that corporations buy off politicians, but it is disturbing when mandates are foisted upon us just so someone's bottom line is enhanced. It's even worse when it's done in the name of "the environment."

Earlier this month, Thomas Edison’s GE, together with Sylvania and Philips won a legislative victory when Congress passed an energy bill that would outlaw sale of the standard light bulb by 2012.

Sylvania is the leading light bulb maker worldwide, and GE is tops in America. These two companies, together with Dutch-based Royal Phillips Electronics, concede they basically wrote the new light bulb law. It goes without saying that they stand to profit from it — at consumer expense.

Read the piece. It gets even worse. The new fangled bulb is made in China, whereas the old ones are made here!