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It appears that the GOP leadership wants to start with the big problems first.

The ranking member on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Texas’ own Joe Barton, wants to defend the right of light bulbs.  He’s picked up on Rick Perry’s government-is-taking-my-salt thingy and admitted that he feels the same way about the “little, squiggly, pig-tailed ones [lights].”  Joe swears to fight the good fight for incandescent light bulbs.

“Phew,” Juanita says, “I was worried that they might forget the real important stuff.”

You guys will remember Joe Barton as the guy who apologized to BP for letting our Gulf ruin their oil.

Joe also wants to appeal health care because – dammit – children with a pre-existing condition do not deserve health insurance.  Hell, most of them aren’t even employed.  Do we really need those children?  Are they really all that cute?

Joe Barton – everybody’s favorite villain.