They should be embarrassed with the pathetic job they did and send back their paychecks. Pick your subject and it's always the exact same story. The Republican Congress consistently opted to let things just somehow work out instead of providing oversight and supporting consumers. Keep in mind that big business is on a major PR offensive right now, crying that they are over-regulated and that they need to be dealt a free hand with business. Sorry folks, but that is precisely what they had for the last few years and they dropped the ball.



Rep. John D. Dingell (D-Mich.) scolded the five members of the Federal Communications Commission when he finally got them before a powerful subcommittee last month.



The FCC botched handling of cable television franchising, racked up a backlog of unanswered consumer complaints, and dallied on various disputes between industry rivals with little oversight from the previous Republican-controlled Congress in recent years, the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee said in the March 14 hearing.



Within days, word spread that the FCC was accelerating efforts to complete action on about 150 pending matters -- from regulating cable television service in apartment buildings to settling quarrels over the distribution of telecommunications funds in rural areas. Some analysts saw the move as a direct response to lawmakers' complaints.