You've mentioned the crucial element. In a discussion about the Holocaust here recently, I offered that the reason so many victims of the Nazis gave up (apparently) was because they had their spirits broken.
Limbaugh is crucial because he is a focus of conservative discussion. Agree or disagree, he brings up issues that others think about, talk about, disseminate.
If he were gone, what would unify us at this point, when we have no president, no House, no Senate?
The liberals don't need such a core because they don't need issues to rally their base--in fact, the liberals don't have a single base but dozens of conflicting ones with one desire--more money from Washington. It doesn't matter if they disagree on a wide array of issues, they will vote for the guy who promises to give them more money.
Conservatives are all about issues because they want people to go to Washington and prevent government from intruding in their lives AND THE GOP DOESN'T DO THAT. The GOP cannot be trusted to protect our wallets, the unborn, gun rights, etc. UNLESS we bear down on them. Left to their own devices they revert to Country Club position, wanting to get along.
Left to THEIR own devices, democrats spend on social programs. They can be left alone, with no need of Olberman or Air America.
The Republicans need constant reminding that they'd better do right by borders, abortion, etc.
Thus, we need Limbaugh, like it or not. And we have to start fighting a guerilla war with guerilla tactics, not this suit-and-tie/country club crap ala Hatch and his endorsement of representation for DC because Utah gets more seats.
If Limbaugh’s silenced, we would need to step up to the plate and live our passion. We unite door by door, street by street, neighborhood by neighborhood, city by city, state by state until we are across the nation.
Those most articulate among us would speak for the rest of us. The larger our numbers grow, the more pressure we exert on Congress. We do it by numbers and, most importantly, relentless pursuit of preserving our country. We must be unequiviably FOCUSED on a single message, “Preservation of the Constitution”.
Abortion, for me, is not the fight at this time in our nation’s history. Our, CONSTITUTION, FREEDOM and our LIBERTY TO SUCCEED AND PURSUE THE BEST WE CAN BE is what is at stake with this administration. Prioritizing goals and whittling it down to 3 core basics is essential. Otherwise our entire message will be muddled with too many issues for America to grasp.
We are all Rush Limbaughs when you come to think of it. We all are passionate about our beliefs and care deeply about America. Rush has the microphone and best expresses our passion. But within us all, we can be equally as driven and relentless as Rush..In particular, we will be very convincing in huge numbers.