[Cacophonous]

Well, I have no doubt Rush is being targeted for his views. But did he break the law? There were allegations of threats to the housekeeper, and of his illegally obtaining the drugs. Now, good law or bad, good man or bad, if he broke the law, he needs to pay the price, irrespective of other motivations on the part of the prosecutors.

To insist on less would be hypocritical.

[cpst12]

>>To insist on less would be hypocritical.

I agree...there is enough smoke here to at least assume there may be a fire someplace...if he broke the law, he should be investigated (and possibly charged) just like anyone else.

It remains to be seen if the prosecutor will be enough to garner enough evidence to actually charge Rush. If he gets charged, you can be there is a lot of bad stuff coming out; I doubt very much any prosecutor would take on such a high profile case against a man with enormous resources to defend himself unless the he felt there was a decent chance of a guilty finding. Politics aside, no prosecutor wants to bring, and then loose, a high profile case.

[Fledermaus]

You mentioned "allegations" and then the rest of your statements tried, convicted and sentenced Rush.

Amazing.

[Edit35]

"Now, good law or bad, good man or bad, if he broke the law, he needs to pay the price, irrespective of other motivations on the part of the prosecutors. To insist on less would be hypocritical.

What planet do you come from??

What about littering?? Driving while using a cell phone or without a seat belt?

Protection from abuse statutes?? Code violations? Business license infractions??

In reality, law enforcement ignores lawbreakers every day, depending on the prosecutor's own particular take on what should and shouldn't be enforced.

Some prosecutors are against the death penalty, and therefore will not bring a capital case to court. Some prosecutors are big anti drug enforcers - and usually people know whose those particular prosecutors are.

If this thing with Rush is what it sounds, this is the biggest bogus waste of time going, and this coming from someone who is sort of anti-illegal drugs.

[pepsionice]

This is the sad part about this whole story....because he likely violated at least two or three laws here...and its not like driving 60 in a 45 mph limit area...its a bit more serious. My guess is that he could be talking about a two or three day court case....with an agreed sentence of 12 months probabtion and mandatory drug treatment (and testing). This 'tag' will hurt Rush in the public eye and accomplish what the State Attorney's goal.