Posted by
Curt Ferguson on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:00:00 PM
Two headlines next to each other on the Drudge Report today grabbed my attention:
Which is it, Senator Tom (D-Iowa)? Want fairness or not?
Following these links you'll find:
"Republicans have caught the Democrats in a midnight “stimulus” power play that seeks to cut Republican conferees out of the House-Senate negotiations to resolve a final version of the Obama “stimulus” package. Staff members from the offices of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) met last night to put together the “stimulus” conference report."
And then you'll see this exchange between liberal radio host Bill Press and uber-liberal Senator Tom Harkin:
BILL PRESS: ... All we want is, you know, some balance on the airwaves, that's all. You know, we're not going to take any of the conservative voices off the airwaves, but just make sure that there are a few progressives and liberals out there, right?
HARKIN: Exactly, and that's why we need the fair -- that's why we need the Fairness Doctrine back.
Behind closed doors the Democrats don't want any balance at all, don't want to hear from anyone who disagrees with them as they actually craft laws concerning the best interests of the country. But out in the public airways, where people listen to ideas they are interested in, the Dems want to go against the literal public interest.
Looks to me like we need a "fairness doctrine" in the legislative process.