OKAY, I’M A BIG FAN OF COMPACT FLUORESCENT BULBS — and the Kossacks are still way behind the Insta-readers.

But the gradual ban on incandescent bulbs in the new energy bill is just asinine: “Incandescent light bulbs will begin to be phased out in 2012, with a complete ban finalized in 2014. Manufacturers will be forced to switch to compact fluorescent (CFL) bulbs, which can cost more than six times as much as the common incandescent bulb.”

Let’s show we’re serious about energy conservation, by forcing members of Congress to fly commercial instead of on government executive jets. . . .