I rarely discuss politics on my blog, so let's file this one under "humor."
If you ever wondered why so many bizarre, illogical, and downright backwards bills get passed in the US Senate, you only need to read the following transcript of Sen. Ted Stevens (R - Alaska) to gain some insight: http://blog.wired.com/27BStroke6/index.blog?entry_id=1512499. It is, in his own words, an incredibly misguided understanding of how the internet works, and how that "understanding" influences his voting. If I'm interpreting his poor grammer correctly, I think he believes that the increased presence of video downloads on the net is preventing him from getting his email on time. Therefore, he believes, those video providers should go out and build their own internet.
Some choice quotes:
"I just the other day got, an internet was sent by my staff at 10 o'clock in the morning on Friday and I just got it yesterday. Why? Because it got tangled up with all these things going on the internet commercially."
"…the internet is not something you just dump something on… It's a series of tubes."
"Maybe there is a place for a commercial net but it's not using what consumers use every day."
(Caught on Craig's blog)
