And so the digital conversion quickly approaches. Set for Febrauary 17th, 2009, the United States is prepped to change all broadcast signals from analog to digital with the flip of a switch but that date may be delayed by the Obama administration. In a letter to The Congress, Obama asked for the conversion date to be moved to July. Meanwhile, the federal government will re-fund the coupon program in the hopes many more people will be able to get the digital conversion box needed by those who don’t have a cable or satellite provider (which automatically convert the signal for the consumer). What...

One has to wonder what President-elect moments have transpired in the past. After only two days, President-elect Obama recieved his first CIA briefing. Oh, to be a fly on the wall in that meeting. All the secrets of the nation are revealed, in one cascading moment of information. Roswell? Area 51? The location of Emilia Erhart? I bet it is just a fascinating moment in the young life of a President. To be burdened with all the trappings of history with past, present and future conumdrums and vageries. I wonder if these historical meetings have tempered incoming President’s with a little fire,...