The Wall Street Journal:

Take the climate bill just offered by House powers Henry Waxman of California and Ed Markey of Massachusetts....

New homes “with slanted roofs,” for instance, will be required to meet a “solar reflectance” standard if they use “fiberglass asphalt-shingle roofing.”  We’re not sure what that means either, but we do know that everything in homes will also face new efficiency regulations -- including furnaces, laundry machines, dishwashers, “showerheads, faucets, water closets, and urinals,” even (or especially?) jacuzzis.

One of the more revealing sections focuses on products “intended for a general service or general illumination application” -- i.e., lights.  This isn’t surprising coming from the politicians who decided in 2007 that the public must be protected from the incandescent lightbulb, but it is excruciatingly detailed.  By 2020, “the manufacture of any general service lamp that does not meet a minimum efficacy standard” will be prohibited.  That includes fixtures “designed only to be mounted directly to an art work and for the purpose of illuminating that art work.”  But not “decorative lighting strings,” so Christmas trees will escape the lamp police. For now...

When you're the president of the United States, only the best pizza will do - even if that means flying a chef 860 miles.

Chris Sommers, 33, jetted into Washington from St Louis, Missouri, on Thursday with a suitcase of dough, cheese and pans to to prepare food for the Obamas and their staff.

He had apparently been handpicked after the President had tasted his pizzas on the campaign trail last autumn.

Hey, you guys know what says you are really sincere about this whole Global Warming thing that you want to use to justify an economy crushing cap and trade program?  Jetting a dude across the country to make you a freaking pie.

Posted by: Old Grouch in In Passing at 15:18:41 GMT | No Comments | Add Comment
Post contains 343 words, total size 4 kb.