No news on the patch? I don't really want to start a new game when a patch is inbound...
Paradox is on vacation till middle of July sometime according to PI posts. 3.06 is on hold till they come back, figure out how they are going to address all the reported bugs, and then test it more. Unfortunately I wouldn't look for an official release until August at this point. And yes, I can't wait either to play Stars and Stripes with a working 3.06!!!