Why is it that you can get flawless high-speed internet access while deep underground on an incredibly fast-moving bullet train in Japan, but I can't get reliable internet access while plugged into a wall in a building so close to Comcast's global headquarters that I could hit a golf ball with a sand wedge off the roof and into quite a few of their offices?

Here's hoping Obama's plans for a massive infrastructure investment actually goes through and focuses on more than roads and bridges. If we want to be a global leader in technology, our technological infrastructure should, you know, be at least pretty good by international standards.