Dear God, Now Obama's After My Lightbulbs... Please Someone Make It Stop!

President Obama announced tougher energy efficiency requirements for certain types of fluorescent and incandescent lighting on Monday, the latest step in the administration’s push to cut the country’s energy use.

How does he just get to announce these things? CAFE standards and now lightrbulbs? Is it just me, or is it weird that he just says and it must be. Someone please give me an equitable Bush reference, STAT.

The new rule , scheduled to take effect in 2012, will cut the amount of electricity used by affected lamps by 15 to 25 percent and save $1 billion to $4 billion a year for consumers, the White House said.

“Now I know light bulbs may not seem sexy,” Mr. Obama said, “but this simple action holds enormous promise because 7 percent of all the energy consumed in America is used to light our homes and our businesses.”

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“We believe this will be the biggest efficiency savings from any appliance standard ever,” said Steven Nadel, executive director of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, an advocacy organization.

Yes! It's the bestest idea ever!! Not looking like a sallow ghost in my home is ruining the world!

Here, further inspiration for our very own Dear Leader:



Obama Toughens Lighting Rules to Cut Energy Use - NYTimes.com