Rush let the cat out of the bag today when he stated he was blasted by everyone he met in California last week. Rush is out of touch on this issue just as those in Washington. He has paid token references to ii recently, but he had no idea how strong sentiment was against ii. Rush, living in his highly secured world now mingles with the elite and thus risks losing touch with the grassroots conservatives, which I believe he has. He certainly spent time today explaining how he was not out of touch. I think many in his circle has been taken by surprise at the strong feelings against ii.
"I think many in his circle has been taken by surprise at the strong feelings against ii."
Good, then they'll learn. You are right that Rush sometimes fence-sits on certain issues, but I think he's caught on about this one; at least I hope he has. Rush's problem is that he has gotten too cozy with the Bush Admin, at least certain members of it, and they use him as a conduit to get certain issues out. This is fine, as long as Rush tries to maintain some objectivity and remembers that he is a conservative first, and a Pub second. It will be interesting to see what he says tomorrow. I'll be sure to listen.
Hope he doesn't disappoint me and his other conservative listeners by spouting the Party line or trying to cover for Bush and his speech. He'll probably try to split the difference, saying some parts are good, others bad. Which again, would be somewhat of a cop out actually. The good news is that Rush owned up to being blasted while in CA. An eye opener for him, and that's good. Will bring him back to reality. Always does when you get back out amongst the grassroots.