Brad Smith was right

Mike Krempasky over at RedState has been absolutely heroic when it comes to keeping the spotlight squarely on the FEC's recent advances in the quest to regulate bloggers. This morning he provides for us the first draft of the FEC's proposed rule, to compare side by side with its eventual proposed rule.

Both have their frightening parts, but in reading the former, there is only one thing I can think to say, "Thank you, Brad Smith, for raising the alarm!" Frankly, as Krempasky says, it seems that Brad Smith underestimated the threat. Ed Morrissey says that Krempasky is speaking on bloggers' behalf at an event on Capitol Hill next week, together with Congressman Chris Shays' (as in Shays-Meehan) general counsel, and FEC Chairman Scott Thomas. Now that should be an interesting event.