NOT New Hampshire

Everyone's going to be wrapped around the axle on New Hampshire today. McCain won as I surmised he might. As of this writing, Clinton slightly pulled Obama -- as I didn't predict (however, it's still only the very first primary). Instead of an analysis of N.H., I have a few other things I'd like to write about:

1. CFLs: WORSE Than What They're Replacing
Many state governments (and Candada) have said we must all be incandescent bulb-free in four more years (by 2012) so waiting in the wings stands the CFL, otherwise known as the Compact Fluorescent Light (or Lamp). But what advocates of the CFL don't say is:

- CFLs don't produce immediate light; they must warm up;
- They cost up to TEN TIMES more than incandescents;
- Light produced by the CFL is harsher than incandescents;
- You can't just throw a CFL away, because:
- CFLs contain mercury -- hello? Anyone remember? Mercury is toxic? Dead fish anyone?
- CFLs may cause skin cancer;
- CFLs may set off migraines, dizziness, disorientation for those with epilepsy;
- CFLs cause pain to Lupus sufferers;
- CFLs aren't for bathrooms; humidity shortens their lifespan;
- Improper usage (track lighting, for example) may cause fires.

Remember when Brandy Bridges of Maine broke a CFL in her house? The cleanup cost her $2,000. She couldn't vacuum the carpet. The EPA had to test the air in her home. Recycling experts say solutions to disposal of CFLs is about five years away.

From Canada:

Are there any disadvantages?
- Yes. They cost more to buy.
- They can pose a fire hazard if the wrong bulb is used in the wrong place.
- They don't like power surges, so if your area is prone to electrical anomalies, you may not want to use them.
- And because of their mercury content, they should only be thrown out at a proper waste disposal site, an inconvenient stop for most.

My area is prone to numerous power surges and fluctuations. But Fornicalia isn't going to give me any choice in bulb, by 2012.

Smells to me of more emotive, ill-thought-out, feel-good Leftist Bullshit where the solution is worse than the problem ever could be.

How about this, since we're letting more illegal invaders into the country by fiat, and because more people = a greater demand for infrastructure on all levels:

1. Build more power plants
2. Build more power plants
- and -

3. Build more power plants.

Holy Christ. How you'll soon wish for the days when you could just screw in a new bulb. D'ya think ol' BZ has a few hundred packs of Costco and Sam's Club 60 and 100-watt bulbs stored up?

2. Concealed Carry In Michigan = LESS Violent Crime

When the State of Michigan passed its concealed carry law in 2001 (requiring permits), naysayers predicted mass killings, bloodshed on the streets, horrible gun deaths. The number of Michigan residents who packed heat went up 600%, to a little over 155,000 people, or 1 in 65. Omigawd!

Guess what? The Detroit Free Press says violent crime is down. Despite more people in the state. Despite an increased number of gun permits.
You do the math.

BZ

P.S.
Once again, you see or hear either of these stories covered in the Defeatist Elitist Media? And finally: perhaps I'd best just shut up; I think Republican candidates could more easily defeat Hillary than Obama.