Rush can call Obama a chicken all he wants and Obama only runs the risk of either being a bully by trying to shut him up or risks showing what a poor defender of his policies he is.
Right now I don't see a winning strategy for Obama.
This is why it's absurd for a president, past or present, to take on a private citizen. It demeans the man (president) and it demeans the office. But Barry O isn't astute enough (nor are his handlers) to understand what they've gotten themselves in to. We all knew Barry was a lightweight, but this is ridiculous.
Agreed, no president should go one on one against any private citizen.
It is like a man fist fighting a woman, even if the woman is larger than he is. He can’t win even if he wins, and if he loses, he really loses!
However, suppose that the top radio talk show personalities start making strong attacks and challenges like this to the Administration including Congress....none of them are supposed to be “above” challenge...there is no one that can defend the Porkulus Bill and its offspring...so what can happen if they get pounded and hammered regularly?