Rush Limbaugh is a talk show host, powerful, influential, and one of the firewalls who stood firm against a tsunamis in this last election. He is not, and has not claimed to be a "political strategist". But, please, respect me enough to tell me how you rate those who were paid to be the "political strategists"?.
He I honestly think following his advice would be disastrous, because he obviously has a political tin ear (hence the Michael J. Fox gaffe).
Are you placing blame on our losses on Rush Limbaugh's commentary on Michael J. Fox? Please, I look to your posts for rational comments. So, I need to know: Are you really, honestly saying that Rush entering the Fox debate is why Republicans lost the majority?
Here's the thing: average non-political Americans think conservatives are heartless, rich bullies who are total hypocrites when it comes to ethics and morals.
Then please explain to me why so many Democrat house candidates ran to the right of their Republican challengers.
I am mad at Rush right now for his shows after the election. He was in his worst ME, ME, ME phase.
But I must defend him in general. He was our first really effective conservative radio guy and he is still (most of the time) the best.
I will always defend him for what he's done for us in the past. I'm not listening to him right now, but, like he always brags, I will go back and I know it.
It ain't braggin', by the way, if you can do it.
I have almost zero interest in Drudge any more, but he was one of the leaders of the net revenge and I will always respect him for that.
One component of this loss, however, was the attacks on Bush by right-wing talk radio and the injection of Limbaugh's personality into the election. It didn't make a difference all over the country, but I think in the Missouri race it did make a difference. Talent lost by a small margin, and Rush's comments did NOT help.
And, his arrogant comments after the election may have made him feeel better, but he has lost me as a listener forever.