“Perhaps, but I’ve heard Rush also defend Trump.”
Rush’s friendship with Trump is affecting his conservative credentials. Rush has always said ‘conservatism wins every time.” Not nationalism. Not populism. Not jingoism.
If Rush is truly a conservative he can’t possibly support Trump. Just like the rest of us, Rush gets a kick out of Trump’s anti-political correctness. But where are the principles Rush has been teaching for 27 years?
Rush has to know that Cruz is the only true conservative, and he is not being true to his audience by his Trump/Cruz waffling. It’s obvious that Rush is afraid of losing his Trump audience.
>> Rush has always said “conservatism wins every time.” Not nationalism. Not populism. Not jingoism. <<
You’ve got it. Brilliantly stated!
I used to believe fervently that Rush was a man of strong principles, as when he was warning us about the dangers of “Little General” Ross Perot, the guy with the bad haircut.
But now it seems to me as if those supposed principles no longer matter, because even though Rush has told us time and again that Trump is not conservative, he’s still trying constantly to portray Trump in the most favorable and sympathetic possible light.
Is it a matter of putting ratings above principles? Is it due to Rush’s golfing friendship with Trump? Is it that Rush’s fourth marriage has worked an evil spell on him? Or some combination of such factors?
I guess we’ll never know the full story. But it’s certainly a sad reflection on the state of today’s “conservatism.”