Liberals, conservatives, and libertarians can probably all agree on this

Neal Boortz has a commentary on the FEC's decision to regulate us bloggers:

Ever since The Poodle experienced a crushing defeat in the general election last November, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) has been kicking around the idea of regulating political blogs. That's right...political blogs...they could probably say the Nuze qualifies. How on Earth could they do such a thing?

This is an offshoot of the anti-free speech "campaign finance reform." Their logic goes that if a political blog endorses a candidate, then it's considered political advertising. Since the government is now, thanks to our Supreme Court, firmly entrenched in the business of limiting political speech under the guise of fairness, they feel like they can step right in.

Allegedly, only sites that accept ads or take money from political groups will be regulated. But will they stop there? Probably not. Time will come when the government will seek to regulate all political coverage...to be sure each candidate is getting "equal time." Congress can stop this outrage dead in its tracks, by passing legislation outlawing any regulation of political speech online.

The final version of the rules is expected later this year from the FEC. We'll be watching.

Boortz is right. True, there are no donations to this blog, so it's exempt. For now. ALL bloggers and blog readers, regardless of ideology, ought to be alarmed at this.

Boortz then draws another conclusion, and this is where liberals probably do not agree that it would be a problem:

It is now almost a certainty that Hillary Clinton is going to offer herself as a candidate for president in 2008. I, for one, am certainly looking forward to that race. The year 2008, with The Hildabeast as a candidate, will probably be my most enjoyable year as a radio talk show host .. and 2008 will be my 39th year, so that's saying something. I am already busy collecting materials about Hillary Clinton. I'm having special fun collecting stories and anecdotes which illustrate the absolute burning disdain that Hillary feels for the common American -- those of a lower political and social class than she.

So .. the prediction? There is going to be a move by the Democratic Party to shut down political talk radio in the months leading up to the 2008 election day. The vehicle will be the hideous Campaign Finance Reform Act. The Democrats will claim that talk shows, like mine, are nothing less than paid political advertisements; paid for by the corporate interests who advertise on the shows. Five years ago I would have laughed at that idea. Today it's not so funny; not so funny in an era where the Supreme Court has already ruled restrictions on political free speech to be constitutional.

The so-called "mainstream media" in America stands in awe of Hillary Clinton. Entire newspaper newsrooms drool at the very mention of her name. Network news anchors blush when her picture appears on the screen. The Goddess Hillary, set to be anointed by the American media as the great savior of the American village. The dominant voices in talk radio won't sit still for the spectacle of fawning, so a way must be found to shut these voices down.

After all, libs aren't doing very well in talk radio, and talk radio has been incredibly effective at informing and motivating people to vote, not to mention combatting the one-sided leftist nature of the MSM (as de facto mouthpieces for the DNC). Deride it all you want to, liberals, but talk radio is the bane of your political existence right now.