The level of discourse in this country would be so much higher if others did the same. The hate that pours from DU, AirAmerica, Olbermann, Kos, etc. prevents them from having to articulate their positions...
Which, of course, is probably the point.
Rush discusses the ideals of conservativism (and Michael Savage is wrong to say that Rush backed Bush at every turn).
Too many on the Left have to shield their real goals from public consumption. They tell their base what they want to hear and tell someone else something else behind closed doors (”they cling to guns and to religion”).
Even this White House spouts hateful rhetoric (the AG’s “cowards” comment, the way that the Obama team is demonizing Rush Limbaugh and trying to drive a wedge in the GOP). Obama said he would be a uniter and not a divider but I don’t see him crossing the aisle to make any concessions or putting himself out there to discuss matters with his critics. He’s taken the attitude “I won and I have executive priviledge” which is the same “my way or the highway” attitude Bush’s critics tried to pin on W.
Which echoes Limbaugh's own admiration for Larry King.
The liberal claim of listening just to "study" Limbaugh's technique sounds a little like clergymen claiming they read Playboy "just for the articles."