THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE….Steve Benen passes along the news that a small gaggle of Republican congressmen are continuing to obsess over the possibility that the Fairness Doctrine might make a comeback. I assume Rush Limbaugh is bloviating daily about this too. I’m torn on what to do.
Option A: Let ’em rant. These guys need something to harangue their base about, and this is fairly harmless. It keeps them off the street and away from the matches.
Option B: Let ’em have their way. Stick in a Fairness Doctrine ban as an amendment to some random bill and pass it. I’m opposed to the Fairness Doctrine, so I wouldn’t mind, and nearly all Democrats are opposed to it too. It’s a freebie that will make David Broder happy, soothe the bipartisan waters, and shut up the conspiracy theorists.
I guess I Iean toward Option B. It was entertaining for a while, but I’m bored hearing about this nonsense. Go ahead and throw the whack jobs a bone.
