I just listened to an hour long radio debate between incumbent US Senator John Kerry and challenger Jeff Beatty. It was an excellent, contentious debate, and Beatty did a great job -- not that it will make much of a difference here in Massachusetts.

Other than the remarkable fact that the Republicans of Massachusetts have actually put forth such a good candidate, the big take away I got from the debate came in the final few moments, when each candidate was asked for a quick take on a number of issues. When the Fairness Doctrine came up you could almost hear John Kerry explode out of his chair in excitement. Ladies and gentlemen, the Democrats are absolutely salivating to take control over what you see and hear -- as though the media isn't left wing enough, they want to sit in judgment and run it from Washington.

Bringing back this basically fascist idea from Washington has to be one of the worst ideas I've heard of in a long time. Put this together with Barney Frank looking at other people's money as a resource for him to seize at his pleasure, and you begin to understand why Washington is a city that needs to be controlled and restrained, not just reformed.