For eleven years I lived in the Seventh Congressional District in Tennessee ("The No-thinking Seventh"), and my congressional (mis)representative was Marsha Blackburn. I moved fourteen miles this year, and am now a resident of the Tennessee-5th. The extent to which I am better of being represented by Jim Cooper is the subject of another diary.
Don't trip over that thingy.
Some of you may be aware of the useless Ms. Blackburn's latest cause. If not, here it is, wait for it... she is the self-appointed savior of the good old-fashioned American light bulb.
“Despite my best efforts, our beloved incandescent light bulbs are still scheduled to go away at the end of the year,” Blackburn said in a statement a staffer provided Tuesday.
“I will fight until the end so that people can keep their light bulbs and we’ll see what happens in the coming days.
Unemployment?
Economic Crisis?
Climate Change?
Energy Shortage?
I don't have time for those. I must save the light bulb.
Now, today comes this story:
Tennessee U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn says her family's holiday will be bright. She's filling Christmas stockings with light bulbs.
Incandescent, of course.
Marsha, Marsha, Marsha...that's one more list of yours (including your list of constituents) on which I am grateful not to be.