Obama Transition Team Co-Chair John Podesta sent Congressional leadership a letter Thursday asking Congress to push-back the 17 February 2009 "switch" from analog to digital television broadcasts.

I've been waiting for someone to call for a delay, in part because the government program providing vouchers for digital television converters has run out of money.

There's also the niggling problem that many consumers don't get it. Look at the results of a late 2008 survey if you don't believe me:

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About 1 pm Eastern time, the House of Representatives convened for a joint session of Congress to certify the electoral college votes in the 2008 Presidential election. See How Does The Electoral College Work?

The U.S. adult entertainment industry is planning to ask for a $5 billion bailout from the federal government, according to CNN. Oh, what a slippery slope Congress began to walk in 2008.

Bailout, by the way, is Merriam Webster's metaphorical word of the year.

Learn more: What was the Chrysler bailout? and How the Government Mortgage Bailout Affects You

The revolving door that is endemic to Washington, DC seems to be expanding to include folks in the media.

Recall that both Presidents Bush brought veteran broadcast (PBS, FOX) journalist Tony Snow into the White House. Snow served the first Bush as chief speechwriter and as deputy assistant to the President for media affairs. From May 2006 to September 2007, Snow was press secretary for the current President Bush.

Now Barack Obama wants CNN health specialist Dr. Sanjay Gupta, 39, to be Surgeon General, making him the nation's chief spokesperson on matters of public health.

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