The Congress is on a little recess right now, which means that many of them are back home in their districts. Many Democrats have one goal in mind: convince their constituents that they need government-run healthcare. Oh wait, I'm sorry .. that's no longer the Democrat talking point. (Someone slap me.) I meant to say that we need to reform the health insurance industry. It's all about health insurance now because Obama's behavioral scientists have convinced him that is the insurance companies the people hate, not their health care. You gotta go with the flow when you're trying to seize almost 20% of the American economy. Anyway, a lot of Democrats have scheduled Townhall meetings with constituents to talk about these health insurance reforms. So far some of the meetings aren't going all that well.

Not sure if you heard what happened to Arlen Spector and Kathleen Sebelius over the weekend. They met a not-so-happy crowd at a townhall meeting in Philadelphia. This wasn't the best PR for the Democrat cause. So now Senator Dick Durbin wants to make sure that other Democrats aren't "sucker punched" like Specter and Sebelius were at their townhall. He blames any outrage at these meetings on interest groups that are funded by the big, bad, evil insurance industry. He says, "I hope my colleagues won't fall for a sucker punch like this ... These health insurance companies and people like them are trying to load these town meetings for visual impact on television."

There you go! You couldn't possibly be upset about the government's plan to take over your health care. If you're at a Townhall meeting and you aren't looking forward to depending on the federal government for your health care .. you're a stooge for the evil insurance companies.

Listen to that language: these insurance companies "and people like them." Hey, Dick .. have you ever considered the fact that there really are people out there who value a free market system over your government option? That idea hasn't crossed your mind, has it? Nope. Because to a Democrat, they can't even imagine what it would be like to be in love with government. They can't fathom the idea that people want to rely on themselves for healthcare, rather than turn to the government.

Yesterday I compared the Democrat's use of the insurance companies as a boogieman to the way Hitler demonized the Jews. Sounding more and more familiar, isn't it?

"Diversity" is going to be the new way to justify the regulation of talk radio. To a Democrat, how can ANYONE be against the idea of diversity? I'll tell you - if it is government mandated. And that is exactly what Nancy supports.

Dick Durbin wrote an amendment to a Senate bill that would force the FCC to "take actions to encourage and promote diversity in communication media ownership and to ensure that broadcast station licenses are used in the public interest." And Nancy Pelosi agrees. She says, "Diversity in media ownership is very, very, important."

Barack Obama may have said that he's not in favor of the Fairness Doctrine .. but there are many ways to skin this cat. Believe me, it's not over. As the Democrats continue their march to a government-dominated society, more and more people will turn to talk radio to understand what is going on, and to vent their frustrations. Talk radio listenership and impact will increase along with leftist frustrations at their inability to master the genre. Trouble on the horizon.

Making the rounds on Election Day, Senator Chuck Schumer reiterated his support for the Fairness Doctrine. He says he supports it because all people should support coverage that is "fair and balanced." He said, "The very same people who don't want the Fairness Doctrine want the FCC to limit pornography on the air. I am for that... But you can't say government hands off in one area to a commercial enterprise but you are allowed to intervene in another. That's not consistent."

Okay, folks. I know that you are tired of hearing about this. And this may not be something that Barack Obama champions, but the fact is that there is huge momentum for House Democrats right now. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (a close friend of Obama) says that it is time to reinstitute the Fairness Doctrine. Senate Rules Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein has stated her strong support for the Fairness Doctrine. My point is that these Democrats in Congress could get greedy. They could feel like they have a mandate of the people and push for legislation like this.