I’m always struck by the irony that the same kind of people who say government should stay out of your bedroom have no hesitation about getting into your bathroom, and have mandated such splendors as low-flow shower heads and toilets (or commodes that are no longer commodious). And then they moved on to light bulbs and clothes washers and dryers.

So now the feddle guvmint has a new idea to save your material soul. Washington plans to invade your kitchen and regulate your dishwashing machine. The Hill reports:

Companies that make dishwashers are warning that the Obama administration’s latest efficiency standards for their industry would backfire. The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers is accusing the Department of Energy (DOE) of a politically motivated drive to increase dishwasher efficiency standards, which are so bad that they would cause consumers to re-wash dishes, erasing any efficiency gains. . . Some of the group’s members, which include companies like GE Appliances & Lighting and Whirlpool Corp., tweaked their models to comply with the DOE’s December proposal to ratchet up standards. They then ran standard tests with food stuck to dishes. “They found some stuff that was pretty disgusting,” McAver said. McAver brought DOE officials to his office recently to show them the results and released photos of it publicly this week. . .

The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers complete statement is here. Fox News has some of the photos in this short report just out this morning: