I've noticed a cycle here. Media companies donate tons to campaigns. They act out during electoral season because they know that people they write checks to w

I've noticed a cycle here. Media companies donate tons to campaigns. They act out during electoral season because they know that people they write checks to will not dare talk back to them, and if possible will pressure regulators to back them to keep the money flowing. I saw a spike in this stuff in 2008 and in 2004 - articles, pushes for lawsuits, regulatory announcements that were otherwise baffling. Don't remember 2000 well, or rather it's overshadowed by other memories of that election. Anyway, I may be wrong of course but my point is I'm not surprised at seeing an announcement like this during election season. I think the balance of evidence is that regulators in this country work with significant political interference, regardless of claims to the contrary - if nothing else they're sensitive to the winds in Washington. Just a thought.