I am sick of hearing Democrats claim that Republicans are the enemies of free speech. While the Republicans certainly have done their part to limit the exercise of free speech, they hardly have a monopoly on the concept. The Democrats, however, have the added burden of hypocrisy as they make a point in condemning Republicans for doing the same thing they're doing.

For a recent example, witness the efforts to silence the ABC docudrama "The Path to 9/11". The push has come almost exclusively from the Democrats, who are apparently unhappy with any suggestion that Bill Clinton's administration might have dropped the ball on securing the United States in the leadup to 9/11. Yet the fateful event happened less than 9 months into President Bush's tenure, and much of the stage had been set for the terror action under Bill Clinton's administration. That's not partisanship speaking, that's fact.

While it might be true that "The Path to 9/11" is partisan (I have heard otherwise, but, not having seen the film, cannot objectively comment), it is no more so than "Fahrenheit 9/11". And while Republicans decried the Michael Moore film, there was not a concerted, organized effort to ban its showing.

It could be said that the Democrats simply fell victim to the tendency to close ranks to protect their own if the examples ended there. But they do not. In fact, one need only look to find Hillary Clinton's recent video game ban efforts to find another example of concerted efforts by prominent DNC leaders to censor free speech in the marketplace. And, of course, anyone with even a remedial knowledge of the subject matter should be well aware of the "porn rock" hearings in the mid-80's led by none other than former Veep main squeeze Tipper Gore.

I am not suggesting that the Democrats have an official policy for censorship within their party. Far from it. But I am suggesting that if they are going to be human and give in to the natural tendency to want to censor things that offend us, they should at least be honest about it and not point fingers at the other side. I, for one, hope that this docudrama is at some point available for viewing in its unedited state. But I also hope the DNC will stop pointing a finger at others for the same sin that infects its own rank and file.