I am no longer surprised by anything this Administration may do. (Isn't that a cool old antique phone, though? I found it here.)

So news that the Administration is going to, in essence, repeal the 1996 Telecommunications Act, give the Bells back their monopoly, and tell all their competitors to go suck eggs just seems par for the course.

The long distance companies victimized by this decision have promised to make this a partisan issue in the coming campaign. It will be interesting to see if they follow through or whether (given the level of third-party spending I expect to see in the fall) whether anyone notices.