"it's a series of tubes"

The above title is a direct quote from Senator Ted Stevens' explanation of his vote on a recent net neutraility bill last month. While his written testimony gives some hint of his perception of the internet, it's his comments published by wired.com that are incredibly intriguing. It seems the Senator from Alaska feels that his own personal internet is getting tangled up with people who are watching ten movies at a time, and that the internet is not a truck, it's a series of tubes, and the Defense department has their own Internet "because they have to have theirs delivered immediately. They can't afford getting delayed by other people."