[BC] congress to investigate the FCC

[John Lyles]

I almost dropped out of my chair when I read this. This House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, led by Dingelberry, Stupad and Barton (Fink) is the same gang-o-three that dragged the Department of Energy through their pig pen last February, including digging up a lot of hearsay and media-fiction on Los Alamos National Laboratory, over security and safety issues. Not to say that the lab wasn't due a scolding over certain findings, but those characters were among the most inept and ran their hearing in a most childish manner, including pulling in witnesses from the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), and interupting testimony from expert witnesses and scientists, sort of like television court. I watched the proceedings online, and was embarassed that they represent the 'best' of our government. I am not saying the FCC doesn't deserve some scrutiny, just that the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations doesn't always offer an independent and fair review of !
 things.
They have $$ in their pockets from various constitutuants, including some friendly corporations. 

When I read that Dingell said he was "rapidly loosing confidence that the commission has been conducting its affairs in an appropiate manner", I though of how similar this line was from what he hammered out at the DOE bosses last year. It sure would be wonderful to see some of these folks independently investigated themselves to see who is stuffing dollars down their pants. Oh well, at least they have glommed on to another agency. 

> Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:13:46 -0500
> From: R A Meuser <rameuser at ieee.org>
> Subject: [BC] congress to investigate the FCC

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