Congress last Thursday extended the satellite license yet again, this time to May 31st, which allows operators to deliver distant network TV signals. The Senate and House passed, and the president late Thursday signed, H.R. 4851, the "Continuing Extension Act of 2010." For the past several months, the extension has been wedded to extensions of jobless and medical benefits, which, like the satellite license, would have expired at the end of last year without federal action. Congress could not agree to a five-year renewal. And why is that surprising to anyone????