And I'm not too crazy about (self-inflicted) deaf, drug-headed liars either. ..Isn't THAT special??
Posted on 05/09/2005 5:35:00 PM PDT by wagglebee
If you're a welfare recipient just getting up, and you may have missed the first hour of the program, once again, we're talking about the judicial nomination harangue going on in the Senate. Roll Call magazine is suggesting that Trent Lott, Republican, Ben Nelson, Democrat, are approaching six senators from each of their respective parties with a deal and the upshot of the deal is that the Democrats would get what they want. They get to cream three of the seven current nominees, the other four would be given floor votes and future nominees would not be filibustered unless a Democrat thought there were extreme circumstances involved which of course you can guarantee will be the fact that such will be raised, so it's essentially the Democrats deal. As I've always said, "What in the world is it that happens to these Republicans when they get to Washington and they forget who wins elections out there and who's in trouble?" They get to Washington, DC, and it's almost like they forget that it's the Democratic Party in trouble in this country, the Democratic Party is imploding.
I think it's sort of like the ghost of '94, you know, Newt and the gang take over the House, quote, unquote, that's the lingo, and then the government shutdown in '95 came, and then the impeachment of Clinton came. I think the Republicans in the Senate and I bet that Senate impeachment trial is something that does still scare the hell out of these guys because they think they ate a lot of excrement sandwiches after that and they're afraid of opposing any Democrat because they think the country is going to turn around and make them pay for it. And I think they're probably having the same reservations about confronting the judicial tyranny that the Democrats in the Senate are foisting on the country because they're afraid that the people of the country are going to take it out on them, the Republicans, if they do anything to stop this. In the meantime, the party that is imploding out there, the party that's not building, the party that is not doing one thing to expand its reach, is the Democrat Party. Robert Novak had a piece in his Saturday column. "Democratic National Committee fund-raising under the chairmanship of Howard Dean shows a disappointing $16.7 million raised in the first quarter of 2005, compared with $34 million reported by the Republicans."
Now, if you do the math the Republicans have raised twice as much money, the RNC has raised twice as much money as the Dean-led Democrat National Committee. "That tends to confirm dire predictions by old-line Democratic fund-raisers of a fall-off in money if Dean became chairman. He had promised to bring in heavy individual contributions, as he did in his 2004 campaign for president. But the DNC in the first quarter received only $13 million from individuals, compared to $31 million for the RNC. A footnote: A recent DNC fund-raising appeal promised to send field workers to North Carolina, which does not have a major statewide election until 2008." There's no major statewide election next year. Now, this is an indication of just how far behind they are. The Republicans have raised more than twice the money the Democrats have in the first quarter. The Democrats are imploding all over the place out there, and yet you get to Washington and the Republicans act like, "If we stand up for ourselves the people of this country are going to take it out on us." There has to be a long-held institutional reason for this belief, and as I keep saying it's something that's shrouded in fear. But this inability to recognize who's on the ropes. I mean, the Senate lost its minority leader in the 2004 elections. Tom Daschle, who led a similar effort that Dingy Harry is leading now, is now a lobbyist. Doing something in Washington. But he's out. He was defeated in the Senate. Everybody expected that the Democrats would realize this and maybe tone it back, but they've done nothing but the opposite. They have increased the inflammatory rhetoric; they have expanded their opposition. It is their only agenda item. There's nothing else on the agenda. They don't have one idea for anything. They don't have an idea on Social Security, they don't have an idea on North Korea, they don't have an idea on virtually any big issue of our times.
All they do is stand in the way. And yet the Republicans end up going to Washington, get caught up in the attitude that is that town, and somehow continue to think of themselves as the ones with the crosshairs trained on them. It's an amazing sight to behold. It makes me so happy that over the course of my many broadcasting years I have refused to spend significant time in Washington because I don't think the same circumstances would befall me but I don't even want to take the chance. It's a poison atmosphere there apparently and something a lot of people have trouble fighting, not everybody, but enough Republicans do that they want to be on the in, they want to be in the big clique, they want to be invited to the prom in May every year by the Democrats and so you get the Chuck Hagels, John McCains, George Voinoviches and all the rest.
"39 of 55 gop senators have served less than 12 years. of those 39 are the promenient "rinos" voinivich, snowe, collins, and chafee"
then we should know who not to let serve another 12 years in our current setup
While it may be discouraging, it's also cover for Rush not to put his actions where his talk is. It's easy to say how bad things are. It's hard to come up with workable solutions and then provide the leadership to see them through. It's give, take, move forward, step back. It's about representing your district or state and the wishes of those in those districts or states. Many districts and states aren't comprised of homegenous groups of people all desiring the same outcomes or their issues don't have the same priority.
Saw Shaft last year at a rally for GW in Cincinnati.
He was literally booed off the stage. The yelling and anger made the secret service nervous...
Blackwell would be a good choice. He differs from Shaft and wants to cut taxes.
But if you are so convinced, I'll look at your proof. Let me know.
And I'm not too crazy about (self-inflicted) deaf, drug-headed liars either. ..Isn't THAT special??
Sorry, I like Rush and am willing to stand with him when he makes mistakes, for all that he's done for the cause. But it's just too much of a coincidence that he went deaf at the same time he was taking huge doses of painkillers that just happen to have risk of deafness as a side-effect.
I really think Rush should bite the bullet and own up to this. Unfortunately, he had a "prestigious" hearing foundation in Los Angeles cover for him on this subject, so now whatever he says affects their reputation as well.
"Rush Limbaugh's hearing problems had nothing to do with his drug addiction."
How do you know?
suppose it has everything to do with, do you expect him to admit that? Let's be realistic here. Rush says he is losing his hearing all of the sudden, and than has to admit that is addicted to the heroin equivalent.
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/7051870.htm
"One case study in the research involved a man who took escalating doses of Vicodin for eight to nine years for migraine headaches, until eventually he was downing 35 tablets a day. The other patient in the study, also a migraine sufferer, took 60 pills a day. Both ended up with hearing loss in both ears.
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"I really think Rush should bite the bullet and own up to this"
"Isn't that special"?? Hahahaha
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under live robber barons than under omnipotent moral busibodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good, will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." ~ C.S. Lewis
Rush's hearing loss was due to a virus. It was not due to his alleged abuse of narcotics.
Yes I know the case histories. I am a physician.
Why is Rush's hearing loss your business?
Because he made it our business when he publicly announced it, and later when he publicly stated that it wasn't connected to his prescription drug problem.
If Rush said that it was a private matter, and left it at that, then I wouldn't have anything to say - the man deserves a private life, and he's human like the rest of us. But instead he made public statements that in retrospect make him (and by extension, Rush fans) look rather foolish.
If you're a Rush-basher, own up to it.
We already have term limits. They're called "elections".
"It was not due to his alleged abuse of narcotics."
if he admitted to it, why is it still alleged?
And, unless you saw the charts, you can't tell why it happened.
And unless you saw the charts, you can't say that either.
I shouldn't have put the word 'alleged' in there. You're right.
word games...
You are stating it is a fact. "Rush's hearing loss was due to a virus. It was not due to his alleged abuse of narcotics."
I didn't, or didn't mean to. Look, he screwed up, got addicted and if that's why he lost the hearing so be it. But don't expect him to be honest about it, if that's the case. I'd lie too. Here's a question for you: Would he have admitted the addiction if he wasn't outed by the National Enquirer?
I guess Rush is believing anything of late.
rigged against the challenger.
Mandatory term limits are needed in the constituion:
Max of 3 terms (lifetime) for House, 2 for Senators. No ifs or buts. They are so comfortable now, they don't even bother reading the bills they pass.
I guess you've initially avoided my question about being a Rush basher. If you are, you should own up to it.
I don't know Rush personally, though I think he has done very good things for conservative causes. His hearing loss really has nothing to do with it.
I'll admit whatever you want but it still doesn't change the fact that I'm not a Rush basher, and I get tired of those who are.
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