[This article has been retroactively posted from my Kuro5hin Diary.]
Q: How many Republicans does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: Four hundred and seventy one!
- 12 to investigate Clinton’s involvement in the failure of the old bulb;
- 23 to deregulate the light bulb industry;
- 16 to cut funding for alternative lighting R&D;
- 34 to cut the marginal tax rate on high-wattage light bulbs;
- 9 to threaten trade sanctions if Germany and Japan don’t start buying more 110-volt bulbs;
- 53 to design a block grant so the states can change the bulb;
- 41 to chat with defense contractors about equipping everyone in the building with night-vision gear instead;
- And 283 to pass a law making it illegal to discuss naked bulbs, or screwing anything, on the Internet.
Enjoy!
