Abuse of power?

I found this on Instapundit and followed the link:

Others on the Democrat side are pushing ahead with other plans. Rep. Henry Waxman has asked his investigative staff to begin compiling reports on Limbaugh, and fellow radio hosts Sean Hannity and Mark Levin based on transcripts from their shows, and to call in Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin to discuss the so-called "Fairness Doctrine."

"Limbaugh isn't the only one who needs to be made uncomfortable about what he says on the radio," says a House leadership source. "We don't have as big a megaphone as these guys, but this all political, and we'll do what we can to gain the advantage. If we can take them off their game for a while, it will help our folks out there on the campaign trail."

Okay, this really bothers me. A Congressional leader assigns his "investigative" staff to sift through stuff said on talk radio and then "call in" the FCC chairman to "discuss" the Fairness Doctrine.

Tracking Limbaugh et al bothers me not. What they say is put out there for public consumption, and all sorts of people collect their comments for use later. It's all part of the game that Limbaugh et al knowingly engage in, and which makes them wealthy. But the manner in which this is being done, and by whom ... It's nice to know that the powers of Congress are coming down on people that "leading" members disagree with.

The Fairness Doctrine is dead, and it should stay that way. Do you really want George W. Bush and/or Hillary Clinton dictating terms of political discussion in this country?