XENOPHONZ:
"There is a brewing conflict coming up in the US between the cable TV industry and various consumer groups, etc.."

That'll be sorted out by the emergence of on-demand internet provision. The age of 'push' broadcasting as the mainstream is rapidly coming to an end.

"...some left-of-center Washington type..."

Some of your tax dollars are already spent on PBS. Just like any other arena (such as the BBC) where people and ideas don't have to compete - it's dominated by lefties. Write to your representative now. ;-)