Thank you, Congresswoman Eshoo. You're my new favorite representative and not just because your last name sounds like someone sneezing.Here's something to raise the post-healthcare reform mood. Whether you're a Democrat upset about the loss of a public option, a Republican upset about the healthcare bill in general, or anyone else who's upset with government, this is a cause we can all rally behind -- those friggin' loud TV commercials. The House unanimously passed the Commercial Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM for short) last month which mandates that a TV commercial's volume should be no louder than the programming with which it appears.

Advertisers insist the higher volume is attention grabbing. Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), the author of the bill, thinks such commericials are just irritating.

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