There's been much talk recently about the coming government crackdown on bloggers, regulation of blogs as "campaign contributions," etc.

Fortunately, the indispensable Glenn Reynolds has an excellent roundup of links.

One of the most prominent figures in this discussion is FEC Commissioner Brad Smith, whose interview on C-NET has been widely linked.

But today, Cam Edwards will interview Commissioner Smith for the second time:

Not to toot my own horn, but if you're a regular reader to this site (or a regular listener at NRAnews.com... this is old news. I mean months old. I did my own interview with Commissioner Smith back in mid-October(!) in which he said these things.

NRAnews, by the way has become one of my favorite radio shows. It's hosted daily by Cam Edwards, is broadcast over Sirius Radio, and the show can be streamed here. NRAnews also features regular interviews with my blogfather Jeff Soyer of Alphecca, and if you've never listened to the show, check it out!

Like Cam Edwards, I'm also not into tooting my own horn. I hate saying "I told you so," and if I started doing that regularly I'd never stop, because I'm a victim of the Cassandra Complex. I hate seeing something awful coming and being unable to do a damned thing about it, but it's been my fate for most of my life. Saying "I TOLD YOU SO!" only heightens my pain.

But I have been warning readers over and over again about the dangers of McCain-Feingold as applied to blogs.

And, considering that it's Friday, I need some timely graphics to spice up the blog, so I thought the PhotoShop I did late last year might be worth repeating:

Tanks for the memories, folks! And be sure to listen to Cam Edwards today!

UPDATE: For those of you who missed the interview, Redstate has a transcript here. (Via Captain Ed.)