There hasn't been ideology in the Republican Party, any conservatism, for at
least two to maybe four years. ... Now, I mentioned to you at the
conclusion of the previous hour that people having been asking me how I feel all
night long. I got, "Boy, Rush, I wouldn't want to be you tomorrow! Boy, I
wouldn't want to have to do your show! Oh-ho. I'm so glad I'm not you." Well,
folks, I love being me. (I can't be anybody else, so I'm stuck with it.) The way
I feel is this: I feel liberated, and I'm going to tell you as plainly as I can
why. I no longer am going to have to carry the water for people who I don't
think deserve having their water carried. Now, you might say, "Well, why have
you been doing it?" Because the stakes are high! Even though the Republican
Party let us down, to me they represent a far better future for my beliefs and
therefore the country's than the Democrat Party and liberalism does.
Rush turned himself into a GOP shill, claiming to have done so in violation of his own convictions, and only under duress. But yesterday's shattering defeat was really a victory, at least for him, because now he's free to be himself. Which he wasn't free to be before, even though he's fabulously rich and popular and influential. You might say, "Look, Rush, if you really felt that way, why didn't you use your influence two, maybe four years ago to speak prophetically to the Republicans, to get them to change their ways so as to avoid a catastrophe like, oh, losing both houses of Congress." But see, saying that could imply that you believe this flimsy attempt to save credibility in the face of a humiliating repudiation of the politicians Rush put his reputation on the line to defend.
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"Rush has been as angry at the administration as anyone. Iraeneus is right: "Rush has indeed for these past years been complaining about the lack of conservatism in the GOP and White House." "
Funny, then why does he himself admit to carrying water for these losers?
Actually, why is anyone in the least interested in the self-centered ramblings of a self-indulgent drug addict?>
>Actually, why is anyone in the least interested in the self-centered ramblings of a self-indulgent drug addict?
Professional courtesy.>
>Actually, why is anyone in the least interested in the self-centered ramblings of a self-indulgent drug addict?
SCIENCE November 9, 2006
Neanderthals in Gene Pool, Study Suggests
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
"Scientists have found genetic evidence that they say shows that modern humans and Neanderthals interbred, but not often."
Now you know - the rest of the story.
Found that in what I like to call my "Stack Of Stuff" (TM)...>
Yes, I had the same question as Dovid: if St. Rushbo has always been a critic of the GOP, why does he feel the need to confess to having "carried water" for them?>
Regarding the question of why Rush didn't use his influence two to four years ago to speak prophetically to the Republicans, to get them to change their ways so as to avoid a catastrophe like losing both houses of Congress: The answer is really pretty easy. He's a big, flaccid whore who was not only seduced by power and flattery, but his insular mindset couldn't really conceive that the corruption and hubris of his Republican clients might actually lead to this kind of meltdown. I mean, we're speaking here of the man who defines and embodies the very concept of echo chamber punditry. He and his ilk avoid life outside their own echo chamber at all costs. This is also why Bush and Cheney were so oblivious to the breadth of the opposition to their regime: They avoided even acknowledging the opposition to the extent that all their "public" campaign appearances were carefully stage-managed events attended strictly by invitation-only party loyalists. So, again, Rush didn t use his influence in a reformist way back when it might ve mattered because, like them, his blithe arrogance couldn t really imagine a scenario that he, Rove, etc. couldn t successfully manipulate to the GOP s advantage. An utterly ignorant cynic like Limbaugh may have his talents, but clear-headed prophetic vision is hardly one of them.>
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