Looks like he took advantage of taxpayers hard earned money so why would Rush endorse such a candidate? Rush preaches about this very issue all the time.
There’s a bit more outlined here on Wikipedia (although, of course, anything written about Republicans tends to be blown out of proportion) under “controversy.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Kinder
I’m not saying I think he’s a crook, but he should’ve perhaps used better judgment. It’s why we’re better off with Lager winning the Lt Gov nod to hold onto the office.