You should read my posts more closely, because you would then know that I'm not doing that. As I said in my very first post on this thread, it is entirely appropriate to talk abot difficult questions here in FreeRepublic, or when we're far from election day.
It is another thing altogether to expect Rush Limbaugh to challenge Bush on issues that he's not being conservative enough on, with only two months to go before a close, bitter election---with millions of listeners, many of them undecided, listening. It is counterproductive to the greater cause of advancing conservatism. Frankly, just as John McCain did last night, Rush was right on target to set aside any notion of infighting for the sake of the candidate.
Right now we have to rally behind Bush, the clearly superior candidate. John Kerry would be a mortal blow to the conservative cause, if for no other reason than our next President is going to be appointing at least two, and possibly up to four, Supreme Court justices.
But again, in the meanwhile, it's quite reasonable to criticize our own man in sympathetic audiences such as this.
Yes.
many of them undecided, listening.
No, I wouldn't say that.
Right now we have to rally behind Bush, the clearly superior candidate.
True, I would be uncomfortable with Rush getting hateful in this situation, my reaction was to those, not necessarily you, who just absolutely jumped down FrankWild's throat. I mean, one guy was calling him a "moron" and others calling him a liberal. Its just dangerous to go to these extremes to "rally" behind. Nearly everyone has made their choice, but the undecideds, ironically might be MORE swayed by Bush explaining his reasoning behind the prescription entitlement, lack of prosecution of illegal employers etc...ok that may not go well...But hey, he might make a pragmatic, political explanation that while the stay-home people on here wouldn't accept because they believe in limited government or Americans working the jobs, would still understand the logic behind his plea, the honesty in his desire to navigate the political seas, and they would trust the man again.
You speak of undecideds, I think Bush needs to work more to shore up the so called base from his 4 years of policies then he needs to reach out to "the great moderate majority "of undecideds that the media forces us to all believe in. With all the hate in the media the past 6 months, most people have made up their mind, the movement is going to come in turnout. Therefore, I get very worried when I see posters on here jump down Frank's throat. Difficult questions would give Bush the opportunity to do himself some favors.