Now tell me you're willing to apply that thinking to network and cable television, and major newspapers, which are also owned by huge corporations. You going to let the government control the New York Times, too?

Everything proposed along the lines of the "Fairness Doctrine" targets one single section of the media: talk radio.

This isn't about Constitutional issues. This is about a political party trying to silence their opposition. Who do they think they're kidding?

There are more outlets for people to spread their opinions now than there has ever been in history. The Daily Kos, to use just one random example, get almost a million hits a day.

All the old arguments used by politicians for grabbing control of the media are pretty much in wreckage now, and have been for some time. All that's left is the naked power lust.