MCCAIN AND HIS ALLIES are counterattacking against Brad Smith over the McCain-Feingold / blogosphere story.

You can hear what Smith has to say on Cam Edwards’ show at 4:40 Eastern, which is in just a few minutes from now.

UPDATE: Meanwhile, Roger Simon is saying shame on Apple for its legal action against bloggers.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Gizmodo has some choice words for Apple, and for companies that might be tempted to emulate Apple.