I know that many of you are fond of pinning the responsibility for the new, draconian FCC on George Bush and those evil Republicans. So … this reminder. The FCC Commissioner who is pushing the hardest on all of this so-called “indecency” is Michael J. Copps. Copps is the former chief of staff to South Carolina’s Democratic Senator Ernest Hollings, a Democrat. Hollings has never been known for his defense of first amendment rights for broadcasters. Copps is a Democrat, not a Republican.
Turning this into an anti-Bush move was a major mistake for opponents of the FCC push.