Not really sports related, but here’s a story about your tax dollars at work–and oh, many more to come I’m sure.

After countless print ads, bad promos, signal tests and the efforts of a massive street crew to tell all old people what they need to do so they can watch ‘Matlock’ reruns and Judge Judy, the government is now pushing back the switch to digital television.

Why? “(This is) prompted primarily by a slow-down in converter-box coupon distribution due to the combination of a funding ceiling and an accounting problem that prevented more coupons from being sent out before expired ones were redeemed. governement ineptitude.”

Ridiculous.