| Only $2.8 B have the open access provisions The Energy and Commerce Committee approved rules for just the Commerce Department grants, which total more than $2.8 billion. The USDA grants carry few criteria and appear to be aimed at ensuring that some type of mobile voice or basic Internet service is available even in the most remote areas. I doubt the major network providers(AT&T, Verizon, & Comcast) will accept money with those strings attached by the Commerce Dept. But they would accept money from the USDA.
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TK, one thing that I have a feeling we're going to see over the next 4 years is going to be unlike business as usual in the past.
Like or hate Obama, one thing I have already been sure of about him is that he's got interest in putting common sense back into government. While he may not be able to do things single handedly, he can make it very clear to the public what our reps/senators are doing and expose the behind closed doors business.
Like you mentioned, the "going to the USDA" to get the money.. I think Obama is pretty sharp. I have a feeling that he's going to look at a lot of the pork, waste, and sloppy open loop holes and close them. The man seems to be pretty on top of many things. If he knows the USDA is a work around, he gives me the impression that he'd close that for sure.
I'm so far pretty impressed with the guy. The other day when Biden made the joke about memory at the expense of John Roberts, you could, in the slow motion replay of that moment, see Obama damn near want to kill Biden for making that joke. That's one example.. but seriously, so far, I'm impressed by the man. (Not too keen on the rush to close Gitmo the way he is, but realize it's time to do something about that place too)
So.. let's see. I'm willing to give the new President a chance to show the people what he can do. While many call the man an incredibly left leaning liberal, so far, he's playing in the center of the road. I think he may likely do one thing that many other haven't and that is TOTALLY embarrass the media and demonstrate (if he does in fact play in the middle) that all the air they blew about him, and how liberal he is, was nothing but hot fluff to instill fear.
I really do hope Obama thinks of Country first, party second. If he does, there may be a chance in restoring public confidence in the government.
We'll have to see. Either way, I think its going to be an interesting 100 days ahead. |
