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Rush is an absolute disgrace. I've lost ALL respect for the junkie. He only got concerned when he got caught, and not a minute sooner. Too bad more conservatives don't feel the same way.

Spoken like a novice in life. If you could take a long time deacon of a church, who was an Eagle scout, with no driving citations, etc.-a pillar of society-and addict him to alcohol, heroin, pain-killers, whatever, you can turn him into a thieving, lying good-for-nothing in no time at all. This is the nature of substance addiction. You AND I are not immune from this trap either.

Rush took pain killers to the point of addiction. The addiction then took Rush. In time, the addiction would have taken his marriage, his relationships, livelihood and his life. My compassion is out for anyone addicted to drugs, regardless of their political stripe. Let us see what you have to say, when addiction takes someone close to you.

The excuses for Rush's disgusting behavior sound so Clintonesque that I cringe when I hear them. Only a scoundrel should reap such a weak defense as "sympathy." In ALL the many years I heard Rush, not ONCE did I ever hear him mention back trouble . . . NEVER. And, knowing two people personally who've had serious back trouble all their lives(neither one of which is a junkie), I still find it hard to believe he'd play a back-twisting sport like golf. Sorry, but only the Clintons deserve the "yeah-but" defense that Rush has been getting. It's so sad to see conservatives collapse like this.

Rush took pain killers to the point of addiction. The addiction then took Rush. In time, the addiction would have taken his marriage, his relationships, livelihood and his life. My compassion is out for anyone addicted to drugs, regardless of their political stripe. Let us see what you have to say, when addiction takes someone close to you.

Gut check -- would we really feel the same if "Clinton" and "cocaine" were substituted for "Rush" and "pain killers" in your paragraph?