Long Ago, in a Galaxy Far, Far Away...

I have to ask this, Andy. What color is the sky on the planet where you live?

I don't believe the Republican-controlled Congress and the White House are trying to put conservative talk radio out of business...

Then apparently you weren't paying attention to the whole swiftboat mess during the 2004 elections. But I have to ask, is it okay as long as the Republicans are only trying to but liberal talk radio out of business? I don't like MoveOn.org any better than you do, but every aspect of campaign finance and campaign speech limitations fronted by the GOP has been directly aimed at shutting them up. When did it become all right for Republicans to try to limit political speech from anyone or anywhere?

I also don't believe they want to bring back the Fairness Doctrine.

Really? You must have missed John McCain and Lindsay Graham both holding forth on that very topic recently. And before you dismiss either of them, recent history very strongly suggests that they can and do speak for the GOP on a regular basis.

I also know it was Republicans that tried to defeat that bill.

Apparently they didn't feel strongly enough about it to break ranks. Party before principle and all that, eh? In any case, while it might have been Republicans who fought it, it wasn't the GOP that fought it. The Republican Party's official stance is to support limitations on free speech during election campaigns.

I believe the majority of Republicans in both houses of Congress voted against the McCain bill, but I'm not sure about that.

Numerically impossible, especially in the House. Face it, Republicans supported McCain's incumbent reelection protection act right down the line. The GOP you thought you were a part of doesn't exist any more, Andy.