Playing Monopoly with our lives

No way in hell they should approve this, but of course they will:

The staff lawyers at the Justice Department reviewing Comcast’s proposed $45 billion takeover of Time Warner Cable have raised concerns about the merger and are leaning toward recommending that it be blocked, according to a person with knowledge of the deliberations.

The development represents only a preliminary step, and senior Justice Department officials could overrule any recommendation from their staff lawyers.