Nice article ... mostly "just the facts" without a lot of ranting and raving.
I understand the FAA wants to "get it right" (at least that's their story), but by the end of 2015 (which they now suggest they aren't going to meet) the cats will not only be out of the bag, but they'll be having great-grandchildren. Even if the FAA had already gone through the full process and could issue enforceable regulations today, there'd probably be some push back. If two years (or more) pass and folks are then told they can't do things they've already been doing in that time, it'll be more than push back. At that point the FAA's only hope (not that it's something to hope for) is that enough "incidents" will have occurred and gotten notoriety so that whatever rules they come up with are seen as necessary.