[The_Republican]

OK. Not death penalty.

10 years in prison? 20?

No one would think it was harmless crime.

[Eagle Eye]

No one would think it was harmless crime.

Obviously self medication has drawbacks. For one, it cost Rush his hearing, but should self medication be a crime?

Were you laughing at Brett Favre when he got addicted to pain meds?

See what our glorious little War on Drugs does for us? I have absolutely no problem decriminalizing possession and use of any drug or narcotic by adults for their own use. None. Are there laws preventing an adult from drinking oneself to death or destriction? Or smoking to death? Nope. And there shouldn't be, either.

[CIB-173RDABN]

More reasonable. Now, if you don't mind, we will wait for a trial and conviction before we lock him up.

Although I think 10 years is a little harsh.

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

"No one would think it was harmless crime."

Yes it was. At least, to all people but Rush, who not only went through the hell of addiction but may well have lost his hearing from the ototoxicity of Oxycontin. It is hard to imagine a clearer example of the futility and immorality of the war on drugs than this episode. Keep in mind he was not popping pills to get high-- he was popping pills to make the pain stop.

The maid was not credible, sorry. It is hard to imagine a man with Limbaugh's resources doing what the maid said he did. Just doesn't compute.

Meanwhile, maybe he did go doc shopping, or maybe he didn't-- painkiller addiction is a relentless mistress. But you should be glad--yes you--that the prosecutors are prevented from prowling through his private medical records in search of dirt. After all, their next target might have been you.

[Edit35]

Not death penalty. 10 years in prison? 20? No one would think it was harmless crime.

So I take it that you are advocating here and now that anyone who has ever done a "non-prescribed" drug should run down to the nearest police station and turn themselves in??

Hey, why stop at that?

Anyone who has ever driven an auto while intoxicated should likewise handcuff themselves and head for jail.

After all, why bother with evidence?

In your world, self admission should just about equal the hearsay of an admitted extortionist maid in the evidence department, dontcha think??