I am concerned that Rush is back to using drugs of some kind.
His sniffles, which he attributes to too much laughter, are occurring with more and more frequency. His words are slurring a bit here and there, especially the K's and S's. It's not really obvious, but I've heard this voice nearly every day for over 20 years, and I am familiar with all of its nuances. It was worse a few weeks back than irt has been recently.
The other day, a female caller referred to his wife Marta, and Rush changed the subject, did not acknowledge Marta's existence at all. It's possible that he's on some doctor-prescribed regimen and doing nothing illegal, or it's possible that I am over-sensitive.
After so many years listening to him, he is like a family member. When I sense he might be going off the wagon, my antennae go up. Not that it matters much. Whether he takes drugs or not is his business. He has not crossed over the line and started lying to the audience, although the sniffles excuse is very flimsy.
I would stop listening to Rush if I thought he was lying to me. He is nowhere near as critical of the hypocricy of the Republicans as he is of the Democrats, but I accept that. He is revealing the truth about the left, and I can get the other side from NPR or CBS (or better yet, the CATO Institute).
When he refused to address the drug issue the last time, I stopped listening to his show for a while because I felt he was taking me for granted. At this point, I see no reason why he should reveal whether he is using drugs or not unless he is put into a position that the drug use affects his fiduciary relationship with his listeners. If he is truly an addict, and he is back to using drugs, that time is coming. It's inevitable.
Anyway, I am wondering if others are noticing these things....