The idea that Rush could be #1 for eleven years running and have an audience of 22 million, and not be a genuinely outstanding talent in his field is simply not believable.
But let's hear a take on Rush from a liberal lesbian Camille Paglia who doesn't agree with Rush's politics;
"I feel genuinely sorry for those who are so blinded by narrow partisanship that they cannot appreciate Limbaugh's energy, intelligence and satiric skill. They live in a box with bags over their heads.
Though he and I hardly agree on politics (I voted for Ralph Nader last year and may go Green again in 2004), I respect Limbaugh as a political analyst and deft rhetorician who is a master of the microphone and who knows how to engage and challenge a vast audience."
GWB and the Republican Party thank you. ;^)