[PDMiller]

I was infuriated. I think he is neither criminal nor stupid, though. I believe he is the poster child for the "Ruling Class" mentality.

We know better than you. We'll do what's best for the sheeple ...

Thus his blind faith in green, light bulb bans, cash for clunkers. Those things are part of his belief system and his newfound conservatism is just survival instinct.

[Former Proud Canadian]

Both of these initiatives, “cash for clunkers” and banning incandescents are insane on the face, and anyone with half a brain should be able to understand it. The automobile incentives simply stole sales from the future. It didn't generate any new business. As for the light bulbs, if the newer bulbs are such a great deal, they should be able to push incandescents out of the market place on their own without government action.

These guys are either terminally stupid or criminals. Drunk with power is just a combination of both.