Here's the irony of it. Even if he is guilty as sin of all that has been inferred and implied, Rush has pretty much bullet proofed himself. Unless there is something much more serious from a criminal nature, he won't do any time and will likely get a slap on the wrist at worst. But he and the likely large sums of money spent on a his spin machine have pretty much effectively muted the damage. Had this been Al Franken or any other liberal commentator, this would have been fodder for Rush, Sean and the other conservative hosts. As it is, even during it's height, the left pretty much left this alone. And Rush has effectively demonized the Palm Beach prosecutor, again with the help of some very heavy Hollywood PR folks. Among his fans, anything that happens, unless some unknown or very serious charge comes out of this, simply raises Rush's esteem among his loyalists as the left is out to get him. He's well positioned himself for this.
Remember, as he admitted on the air a few falls ago his addiction problem, it seemed such a from the heart dialog he was having with his listeners. Yet as he was discussing this from the heart, the transcript appeared on the PR newswire. There were some "ers" and "ahs" not in the transcript, and a wee tad of ad libbing, but there it was, as it was being spoken, the transcript of his heart to heart with his listeners.
"Unless there is something much more serious from a criminal nature, he won't do any time and will likely get a slap on the wrist at worst. "
"And Rush has effectively demonized the Palm Beach prosecutor, ..."
Since the Palm Beach Prosecutor is the one who decides if he gets a slap on the wrist or goes up on multiple felony charges, just what was Rush's strategery here ?