I’m a conservative, but I don’t have a problem with what Kos & Co. are doing. Sure, there is something unseemly about trying to shut down a news outlet, but it’s certainly within their rights to try if that’s what they want to do. Boycotting a company for its financial support of something you don’t like is just as much a legitimate use of free speech as publicly arguing for your favored positions.
Obviously, most people feel that there should be cultural bounds on this kind of thing, but where those lines are is inherently subjective. It’s up to the public to decide whether or not the Kossacks have crossed the line of proper decorum and whether or not their behavior makes them hypocrites.
This argument reminds me of the leftoids who call conservatives fascists for refusing to buy Dixie Chicks CDs. “It’s not fair to take away their livelihood!!” Sure it is. Freedom of speech does not make speech free. If you can’t handle the blowback for speaking out, keep your mouth shut.
