[buckleyfan]

"Just because Rush Limbaugh has a knack for being very self-deprecating when he needs to does not mean he doesn't have an ego."

No, the fact that he doesn't have an ego means that he doesn't have an ego.

Great response! Is that you, Rush? ;)

You do realize that everyone has an ego, right? There are just different degrees of "inflation," so to speak. I feel that Rush's is larger than normal, or at least moreso than the hardliners among his fans would choose to recognize. Anyway, agree to disagree.

[Terpfen]

You do realize that everyone has an ego, right?

Yes, everyone has an Id, Ego, and Libido. In contemporary English, the phrase "doesn't have an ego" doesn't mean the absence of an ego, but rather an ego that is not considered excessive.

So, to put it another way, no, Rush does not have an overinflated opinion of himself. 99% of his self-indulgence is tongue in cheek, and the 1% is when he's exasperated about some event or statement and says "I knew this was going to happen!" Just like the rest of us do.

Rush is many things. An egotist is not one of them.