Arguably he's done it to boost the public's impression of him, but at least he's done something real good to do it unlike latching on to divisive issues. He's punished so many crooked corps: Wall Street, insurance, payola, and now the music companies again. Here's a profile: Wikipedia Profile The consumers will lose a great public advocate when he goes on to become Governor (although one hopes he'll use his clout there to do even more reform.)

Roche is decent, but I (accessing vague memory here) found him too concerned with literal translation. Taylor is crap. I would go with the Fitts-Fitzgerald version. It's generally considered the most accessible to modern readers, since they went for the meaning over strict literalness to keep the sense and lyricism of the original. I wouldn't use that one if you're trying to learn Greek while you read, but if you're just trying to enjoy the play, it's the best choice. I've not read the Fagles translation, but I hear it's good, too.

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-Carolyn