Yes, the election is over, but Joe the Plumber is still with us. He's got something important to say about the upcoming transition... to digital television.

I know this move from analog to digital is supposed to be a big deal, since I now hear about it as much as I heard about Joe the Plumber two months ago. (I continue to ignore these messages because I have cable, so I'm not affected.) But I think it's a bit of an exaggeration for Joe to say that the nation has never had a transition of this magnitude in the United States.

Just off the top of my head: The move from British rule to sovereign government. The abolition of slavery. Extending voting rights to all Americans. The end of the Cold War. Those are kinda significant, right?

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