[VeritatisSplendor]

He's playing the Bin Laden tape. Has promised he'll explain his absence real soon.

[dittomom]

I remember Rush mentioning having a physical recently - routine, annual physical that you have when you're a big shot executive. Maybe they discovered something then and that is what he had taken care of last week.

I hope he gets to it soon. He probably doesn't want to lead with the story of his health and end up having the show be "all about him."

[VeritatisSplendor]

Here's his explanation:

On May 29th I noticed that I could not hear anything in my left ear, docs thought it was genetic.

Up until 10 days ago, I lost hearing successively -- I'm now totally deaf in my left ear. I can recognize sound but not identify it in my right ear. I can't hear radio, television, or music, but can converse with people if their voice is the right frequency. Every effort has been made to stabilize the loss with the hope of restoring it.

For a couple of months, hearing aids could handle the loss, but now they can't be powerful enough, starting about 10 days ago. The odds are within another month or so I will be 100% deaf. (to be continued)