Oh, right, he provides such unfettered commentary. With the way he’s toned things down over the years. With the way he bit his tongue over Bush until Hannity started making inroads? Sheesh.
Look, I don’t care if he endorses someone until just before the primaries but not endorsing anyone is simply limp-wristed and not leadership. He’s not the RNC HQ, for God’s sake. Avoiding endorsing is simply avoiding angry callers and avoiding seriously addressing the weaknesses of the other various candidates. In 2008, the guy didn’t step up until it was too late, and we were stuck listening to him tout his stupid rat-cross-voting excitement and endorse...ROMNEY? I know Rush is all about entertainment, but if you listen to him because you think he supports conservative views, why continue to do so when he fails to support them when it is MOST important?
>> I know Rush is all about entertainment, but if you listen to him because you think he supports conservative views,
When I listen to Rush, I do so for the entertainment value.
>> He’s not the RNC HQ, for God’s sake.
Yet, it’s the RNC that created the circumstances you want Rush to commit to. Let’s not forget about the Primary battles at FR. It was a retrograde process of elimination that few FRiends were happy about. Was there a candidate that you wanted Rush to endorse? I was hoping for Thompson, Hunter couldn’t launch, the Primaries were a disaster. It became of battle of religion that McCain exploited for the victory.
I would expect the constituency to select the best candidate without endorsements or marching orders for that matter. Maybe my expectations are too high, but I respectfully disagree with your point of view. There was time early 2008 that I was expecting an endorsement from Rush, but in hindsight, I don’t think it would have made a difference - neither would it have affected my vote.