MuRk shrewd eye...
i think you're really on to something here...
big political players like these, esp w/ both parties (reid, mccain, obama), dont make political statements like this, so close together unless something big is in place.
pre positioning & posturing.
considering gift is positioned in the nexus of whatever construct is setup, having to wait makes sense. we have legal individuals connected w/ this company who have large ears to what the regulators are cooking up.