Spike,

"Cisco made headlines today announcing a next generation router that will revolutionize the internet by increasing downloads to unheard of speeds."

Is not technology's advance a thing to ponder? Under four minutes to stream every movie every made is quicker than selecting a video store rental.

Is it all really necessary?

A Univac I could disseminate the collected wit and wisdom of our local leaders in a fraction of a nanosecond. In 1952, a Univac I predicted Americans liked Ike. As far as predicting local election results, Heland wins again in 2010.

This does not mean we will not buy the latest thing in internet technology. All the salesman need do is convince our local elected class their machine will out Spike. In addition, it will require hiring another consultant to show them how to plug it in.

Rand Sperry