Dim Bulb: Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.

Published March 30, 2011 4:00am ET



Who: Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash. What: Believes “The Federal Trade Commission now has the necessary tools to be the cop on the beat protecting consumers from artificial gas price hikes.”

Why it’s dim: So, Senator, you are endorsing price-fixing by government bureaucrats?

Cure: Econ 101