Maverick McCain rides again

摘要

Around the nation and, indeed, in Washington itself, the big story last week, boiled down, was that Republicans now controlled the White House and both the House of Representatives and the Senate. But among media types, the bigger story was likely this: The forces of deregulation are clearly, and rather overwhelmingly, running the show, even counting John McCain's love/hate affair with the media business. The Arixona iconoclast is slated to regain the helm of the Senate Commerce Committee, and, yes, it's true that gives him a big forum for his pet communications issues: free airtimc for political candidates, spectrum lees for broadcasters, decrying the high costs of cable programming.