"It was never my goal for Washington to decide what type of light bulbs Americans should use," Upton admits now. "The public response on this issue is a clear signal that markets - not governments - should be driving technological advancements. I will join my colleagues to vote yes on a bill to protect consumer choice and guard against federal overreach."

Never your goal?  Hogwash, Fred!  You and your gun grabbing, multimillionaire commie friend crafted the damn legislative bulb ban and Big Government Dubya signed it into Law.  You all knew exactly what you were doing.