GETTING A CLUE ON DIGITAL

The U.S. Senate, in all its "wisdom", voted to delay the TV switch to all-digital... to June. Not February 17, as we've been told endlessly for many months.  Just how much time does the American public need to be told they (well, those small numbers who still use analog, over-the-air television) must convert or have no Boob Tube?  Government (aka TAYPAYERS) even subsidize the conversion boxes to help in the transition. Hey, what's a little more money thrown at problems? The House still has to approve the delay to June, and it might happen. This is a big poke in the eye to businesses (like San Diego's Qualcomm) who've invested millions and millions in the changes. Once again, government is tone-deaf to to how the economy works.  Maybe they're concerned that someone dense enough to miss the digital change message after all this time is their "political base". And they can't afford to lose those diehards in the base who blindly support everything the new administration does. So, politicians must keep communication with them over old TV technology and lull them via "stun" mode, swayed by smiles and platitudes and promises. Why, with no TV, these people might actually read something. And know what's really going on beyond the carefully cultivated images.