[Talisker]

I wish Rush would say a little more and go a little farther, but he does a great job of nibbling at the edges of our nation's problems.

I was going to disagree with you overall, but your list of issues stopped me - you're right, and those are very important items. That said, I would still disagree with the word "nibble" because of its strong trivializing effect. Rush, despite his flaws and significant omissions, is not trivial - his choice of topics is pretty regularly deep. I think, however, that he is subject to restraints few know about and even less acknowledge. As a result, he has to hit where he can, and keep his ammo dry for the rest.

[wintertime]

Rush, despite his flaws and significant omissions, is not trivial -
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OK...I agree with you. He has been a **powerful** force for moving conservativism forward. We are better off as a nation because of him.