"Americans ought to be able to ask Senator Obama tough questions without being smeared and targeted with political attacks."

"One of the (many) great underreported stories of this campaign has been the left -- and the media's -- effort to silence dissent about the greatness of The One.

(Antichrist Alert? -- Ed.)

"Obama Action Wire alerts have been disseminated in order to intimidate radio stations that dare air the views of Obama critics.

and

"As I noted earlier this week, there's a deliberate effort on the part of the Obama campaign and the press to silence and marginalize Obama critics -- a troubling precedent, should Barack win. Will we then be 'dissuaded' from criticizing the President?

(I ain't shuttin' up -- Ed.)

"It's ironic that, after spending eight years screaming about the supposed 'suppression of dissent' by the Bush administration, the left's own behavior is what really bears the whiff of totalitarianism.

"Any 'civil rights' that were supposedly jeopardized by the Bush Administration (critics still haven't provided specifics) were in the service of protecting us from a murderous terrorist enemy. The left's effort at speech suppression is in service of a political candidate. It's a telling difference."

What is good for the goose is good for the Democrats.

By the way, I ain't shuttin' up.