I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

PIP - you got it!

I repeat - instead of just admitting that Bachmann screwed up, the right will make this into some liberal conspiracy.

Don't forget the koolade.

Of course!  Cooking recipes from the Colonial era!  How could we have missed this opportunity?:

http://www.1771.org/cd_recipes.htm

http://www.history.org/almanack/life/food/index.cfm

http://www.ifood.tv/network/colonial_american/recipes

Authentic, bona fide U.S. history.  Have at it, and enjoy... preferably while watching the news on your favorite network!

otter

I can't even look! I bet squirrel is in there somewhere!

Alpal, you do not wanna know.

otter

lijh

What have I said that is any one of the things on your list?  Or are you talking about people in general. If so I couldn't agree with you more.

As we are doing book recommendations, how about Arianna Huffington's "Third World America: How Our Politicians Are Abandoning the Middle Class and Betraying the American Dream".

I think this is hilarious.  So, Adriana is so smart.  Her book should have been called (andI have to admit I haven't read it, but sure as heck see that title as) How the Free American People Have Become Victims.  Take your "victim" mentality away and find some real history.

Why are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo many people wanting to immigrate here if it's so darned bad.  Why have Cubans lost their lives to come here?  Why have Mexican lost their lives to come here?

Give a man/woman a chance to make a dime and they will.  Employment was under 5% when Bush was in office until the housing bubble burst!

It's those darn lightbulbs, isn't it?

Whoa, Whoa, Whoa Sandy,

When are you lefties going to get with the times and realize our country is financially broke and can't afford your lefty gimmies any more???  We will have nothing to give our children. 

This information is from wikipedia, not a source I would normally quote, but it was a pretty comprehensive listing of the coming changes to lightbulbs. 

California will phase out the use of incandescent bulbs by 2018 as part of bill by California State Assembly member Jared Huffman (D-Santa Rosa) that was signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on October 12, 2007. The bill aims to establish a minimum standard of twenty-five lumens per watt by 2013 and sixty lumens per watt by 2018.^[24][25]

Connecticut legislation was proposed by state Representative Mary M. Mushinsky (D-Wallingford).^[26][27]

New Jersey Assemblyman Larry Chatzidakis introduced a bill on February 8, 2007 that calls for the state to switch to fluorescent lighting in government buildings over the next three years. Chatzidakis said, "The light bulb was invented a long time ago and a lot of things have changed since then. I obviously respect the memory of Thomas Edison, but what we're looking at here is using less energy."^[28]

[edit] Federal legislation

In December 2007, many of these state efforts became moot when the federal government enacted the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which requires all general-purpose light bulbs that produce 310-2600 lumens of light^[8] be 30% more energy efficient (similar to current halogen lamps) than current incandescent bulbs by 2012 to 2014. The efficiency standards will start with 100-watt bulbs in January 2012 and end with 40-watt bulbs in January 2014.

Light bulbs outside of this range are exempt from the restrictions (historically, less than 40 Watts or more than 150 Watts). Also exempt are several classes of specialty lights, including appliance lamps, rough service bulbs, 3-way, colored lamps, and plant lights.

By 2020, a second tier of restrictions would become effective, which requires all general-purpose bulbs to produce at least 45 lumens per watt (similar to current CFLs). Exemptions from the Act include reflector flood, 3-way, candelabra, colored, and other specialty bulbs.^[29]

Thank you Pat.

I will look for another source as Wikipedia is not always accurate.

I think they're trying to ease us into using them. I didn't know there was a federal bill passed in 2007 - thanks Patmom. I guess Ms Bachmann thinks Bush should have vetoed that bill. Wonder how she feels about things like speed limits on federal highways? Wait, maybe she's against federal highways!

So what's for dinner? I am going to marinate a flank steak in a minute. I don't know what sounds good with it.

Still no answer as to why if it was a bad bill it was not vetoed. I know how to clean up a broken CFL bulb. I have never broken one though because I have never had to change one of the ones I have put in.