Revival of the "Fairness Doctrine"

Once again, Congressional Democrats are trying to reenact the "Fairness Doctrine." This law would force all broadcasters, including those on the radio, to give partisan commentators "equal" time on air. In other words, if a conservative Republican has air time to expound on his views, then a liberal must be given the same amount of time to rebut those Republican views.

It seems that the Democrats are simply sore that pretty much all attempts at establishing a successful liberal radio network have failed miserably. (remember Air America?) Also the right-leaning Fox News Channel has more viewers on average than both CNN and MSNBC. The Democrats are simply having a temper tantrum because they have not been able to effectively fight back through commentary programs against those "right-wingers." So, once again, instead of solving the problem themselves, the Democrats are calling on the government to bail them out.

This behavior is indicative of the epidemic that affects a good portion of the country - this notion that the government is a parent and therefore should continually provide for its "children" (the American people) via handouts such as welfare.