If these guys want to attack talk radio, they should attack Sean Hannity.
Rush is obviously intelligent (Sean certainly does not seem to be), he at times raises and certainly articulates compelling arguments (Sean does neither well), and Rush has done a great deal for the Republican party over the past few decades (Sean’s influence is debatable). Unlike Sean, Rush rarely shouts down his opponents, though he often dismisses them with wit. And some of his comments—such as his hope that Obama fails—sound easy to attack, but if you look at them carefully they’re usually circumspect enough that all conservatives should certainly be able to accept them as legitimate opinions of a representative of the movement, even if some conservatives don’t fully agree with them.
Sure, Rush has his flaws, but he’s clearly been an asset to the party. It’s Sean’s style that can damage our image.