[thegreatbeast]

As I'm reading this I'm also listening to Steve Malzberg do his overnight show on WABC radio. Steve does a tremendous "Sunday Spin" show where he plumbs the talking heads shows for anything that might be interesting. And he's got the present Energy Secretary being pressed (Huzzahs for Brit Hume & Tony Snow of Fox for the heavy lifting!) to admit that they DON"T KNOW what caused the blackout. But that won't stop them from making recommendations.
Stuff like this is bush league (pun intended). When the answer is "I don't know" anything else is an insult to whoever you are talking to. Be forthright!

[StriperSniper]

admit that they DON"T KNOW what caused the blackout. But that won't stop them from making recommendations.

I think your being a little hard on Abraham, since many of those recommendation were being made two years ago to avoid a situation like Thursday. I think all sides did a great job on the show, the Fox guys pressed as hard as they could, and Spence didn't say anything stupid that he would have to retract. He didn't have any answers to the immediate cause, but in a general way, said what should be done, which would have been the same even if there wasn't a blackout.

[StriperSniper]

P.S. - Thanks for the heads up on Steve's Sunday show, I'll have to check it out if I can stay up one week.