Republicans Claim That They View Restrictions on Light Bulbs as an Excess of Big Government, NPR Doesn't Have a Clue What They Believe

Politicians sometimes say things that they don't believe. Reporters really should know this. That is why NPR seriously misinformed listeners when it told them that Republicans oppose regulations on incandescent light bulbs intended to reduce energy use because they believe it is an excess of big government.

This is their claimed motivation. They may be opposing this regulation for entirely different reasons. For example, they may not care at all about the future of the planet, they may have g...