Democrats have been talking about it ever since they retook control of Congress earlier this year: Resurrecting the so-called "Fairness Doctrine."

The fairness doctrine is being dug up and propped against the marble columns of the Capitol because Democrats don't like talk radio -- mainly because conservatives are good at it and Democrats can't turn a profit if you spot them tens of millions of dollars.

I'd love to say that even if this passed, the Supreme Court would strike down this obviously unconstitutional infringement on free speech, but, you've probably been reading this blog for the past few days and know that's not a sure thing by a long shot. The real effect would probably be an exodus of talk radio to satellite and the demise of the AM radio band -- maybe they can use it for government-sponsored propaganda ads 24/7.

As with all things, there's a flip side to the fairness doctrine. All of the sudden a professional journalist with 13 years of experience who happens to be a conservative would be in big demand as the Big 3 networks and PBS compete for the few conservative journalists in America. I'm seeing big bucks ahead as CBS is forced to balance that old coot Andy Rooney with someone who isn't suffering from Alzheimers. (How many times has Rooney started his little homilies with "I can't remember the last time I ...?") Someone like yours truly.

Of course, this is only true if the people they hire to monitor the "fairness" recognize a left-wing bias when they see it.

Aww ... forget I said anything.