The Charge of the Broadband Stimulus Brigade

[Commentary] If we were to distill to a simple phrase the source of many of the challenges (translation: pain, grief and aggravation) endured by those going through the first round of broadband stimulus, it would be "What if we threw a party and everybody came?" Today, as we observe the pain, grief and aggravation of project teams attempting to pursue broadband funding in Round 2 of the stimulus program, the source of much of their misery calls up a different phrase, the poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade."