[HankReardon]

Wrongs committed during active addiction are no less a wrong and no less the responsiblity of the perpatrator. Having said that, to question why Rush committed wrongs, such as submitting to blackmail, is difficult to know without knowing all the details. If NOT actively addicted at the time, I suspect he would have acted properly and turned the criminals over to the authorities. Of course, if he did not over medicate himself to an addictive state he would not have been engaged with criminals at all. But to compare Rush to Clinton? Has Rush enabled the enemy, the communist Chinese the abilty to kill Americans by the millions? How does anyone with logical reason begin to compare these two? Even American criminals should denounce a man who enables the potential mass murder of Americans by our enemies.

[TigersEye]

Of course, if he did not over medicate himself to an addictive state he would not have been engaged with criminals at all.

Over medicate? A lot of people become addicted to drugs while using them in the dosages that they are prescribed in. All it takes is a little trust in your doctor and a bit more pain than you can handle.