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Are we telling our kids that it's kinda' ok to commit felony abuse of drugs, have dealings with the underworld of low-lifes who supply illegal drugs, deceive your friends and all those who love you and believe in you, as long you "fess up" and head for detox ONLY after you got caught?

Well, I'm not without sin like you, so I can't cast the first stone...

But I'll agree with you that he deserves our disgust. We should put Rush on a mule, backwards, with a large clown head on him, and send him to the gulag. Because goodness knows showing compassion to someone with problems only encourages them, or people like them.

And "people like them" aren't people like us, right?

I don't think laweeks is saying he/she is without sin. I do think he is raising an interesting point. I have wondered the same thing. I have listened to Rush for fourteen years, he has never been shy about talking about medical problems. He had tremendous upper respiratory problems while in New York and he always mentioned it. He was very public about his colds. He shared about his hearing situation as well. I never heard a thing about a back problem, which I find odd. Let's face it, as Rush fans we are in a strange situation. I for one love Rush, but, personally, I have felt for the last four or five years he changed a lot. I did notice a lot of slurring of words and a kind of thickening of his speech. I mentioned this to my husband and mother repeatedly, and would often wonder if he were drunk or on drugs. Additionally, the early Rush was not shy about being pro life and about condom updates and the homosexual lobby; that Rush went away, and I missed him, particularly at time when these social issues are having a major impact. So here we are with a man who has contributed greatly to the cause we love, immeasurably in fact, but who has disappointed us and possibly engaged in illegal behavior. I think we have to love him but accept that he has a failing for which he needs help. I maintain we can discuss and analyze what happened, and that it is appropriate to do so. V's wife.