As long as Obama offers free, there will be supporters in the millions. Even if he does not come through they will still believe that someday he will.
On Cspan just now, the stimulus has funds for lightbulbs. Those coiled ones. The stimulus also reads if energy companies lose money with the lightbulbs they CAN CHARGE US MORE!
Not only that, have you ever read the back of those things..... literally if one breaks, you have to take HAZMAT precautions because of VAPORIZED MERCURY! The Damned things are Poisonous!