Media Matters catches another anti-democratic attack on dissent:

On the November 18 edition of Fox News’ Fox & Friends, co-host Steve Doocy asked Fox News contributing market analyst Tobin Smith: “The Democrats’ assault on Bush, is that bad for America and the markets?” Doocy, who appeared to have read the question off a note card he was holding in his hand, said the question was “here on the card.” He then asked: “What does that mean?”

Here’s the full transcript:

DOOCY: Hey, let’s ask — we understand — it says here on the card —

SMITH: Yeah.

DOOCY: “The Democrats’ assault on Bush: Is that bad for America and the markets?” What does that mean?

SMITH: Well, we’re going to talk about it this weekend, but I’ll give you the short answer. Listen, I just want Republicans to act like Republicans. I mean, you know, the Democrat [sic] assault is one thing. The other issue is that we’ve had Republicans that have just taken a temporarily insane pill, I think, and have decided that all of a sudden that we need to tax profits and that we need to get rid of, you know, tax benefits. And I think that that combined is what really has got people sort of spooked.