Like many of the liberals, I think Rush has failed to see how 9/11 changed this country. He also refuses to come to grips with how President Bush operates, and the President is not going to change.
Rush wants confrontation and belligerence, a la Newt Gingrich. That is not what is needed in these times. We are in a crisis, and the public wants everyone to pull together, not the constant fighting of the 90's.
Rush has chosen unwisely.
I think it's probably that his listenership is dropping, and he's trying to be controversial so that someone will wonder what he's saying.