I've been listening since 1991. And during that time I've heard him consistently underestimate the Clintons. He swore Bill would never get elected in 1992, he was convinced that Starr would force him from office, he promised Hillary would never get elected to the Senate and I think he even predicted a few years ago she would never run for President.
And, the thing is, I'm still listening to him and I NOW I hear him starting to say things about how, if Hillary gets elected in November, "at least we had fun" with Operation Chaos. He's already hedging his bets for when/if this backfires.
Rush is on record as saying that a Hillary win in November could be better for the GOP in the long run. Why should we assume he isn't still working that premise?
If he is, I would submit it's just one more example of him underestimating Clinton, Inc.
The man is playing with fire and I, for one, won't have sympathy if he gets burned. He should have learned better by now.
Rush is not running. The people playing with fire are the GOP. If they were serious, they would run a full bore, unapologetic Conservative. THEY are the ones should be blamed. You are letting THEM off the hook, and as long as that continues, we will get candidates like McCain.
Let me add one more example of how Limbaugh has underestimated the Clintons. In 1996, he told a caller who was worried about Bob Dole not being aggressive enough against Clinton, “Don’t worry! Bob Dole will be the next President!”