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' On balance he has a lot of respect for G. W. "

I believe that Rush despises George Bush . Rush has become a demagogue and never hestitates to use ad hominem attacks on the President.Calling the President, "George W. Clinton" on NBC Nightly News, does not show respect. Calling President Bush, a " socialist" does not show respect. Stating that President Bush " has no principles", does not show respect. Stating that " Bush is no different than Clinton", does not show respect.Rush has resorted to Democrat tactics when it comes to President Bush. He will read a portion of an article, choosing only the most negative aspects, so as to leave his listeners with a different impression than the story conveyed. Case in point. When the President issued a statement about the SCOTUS decision on AA,Rush read the first line and refused to read the rest of the statement,leaving the impression that the President was applauding quotas and racial preferences. If Rush had bothered to read the rest of the statement,his audience would have gotten a totally different view-the polar opposite. He repeats often that President Bush was " rah, rah" over the decision-again a falsehood.Rush claims that " Ted Kennedy wrote the education bill" Here's a quote from Ted Kennedy,via USA Today ,on the education bill- "It isn't the bill I would have preferred. It isn't the bill that President Bush would prefer. But it's a good bill."
Rush claims that " Bush dropped vouchers out of the education bill." Tonight on Fox News, Brian Wilson reported that President Bush was at an inner city school today, promoting his school voucher program-"which Congress eliminated from the education bill ".I actually took the time to plow through the No Child Left Behind Act and have no idea why Rush is so upset. Rush states that only 2 people like the prescription drug bill-President Bush and Ted Kennedy,neglecting to mention how outraged the liberals were,that Kennedy came over to Bush and not vice versa. He neglects to inform his listeners about the editorials from the Washington Times urging Congress to support the bill,he only quotes the WSJ editorial because that was the one that was most abusive to the President.Yesterday,one of the majors had an article about how some conservatives were upset with the growth of the government.Rush only read the negative comments,editing out all the complimentary comments. Stephen Moore, of the Club for Growth said that he was upset that Bush was supporting the prescription drug bill, but,then stated that he had no intention of abandoning Bush,because of the tax cuts and Bush was his guy.You can't get more fiscally conservative than Stephen Moore.The article detailed how Bush,Rove and the head of the President's re election campaign are in weekly contact with 60 prominent conservatives nationwide for feedback and advice. The WH also attends weekly conservative conferences on Capitol Hill.Here's a quote from a Washinton Times article 6/30, on the increase in spending. "The rumblings are beginning to be heard a little bit more, on the radio talk shows," said Tom Schatz, president of Citizens Against Government Waste. "They really don't blame the president for the increases in the deficit. They know it's the Congress that is doing the spending, especially the Senate" where Republicans have a one-vote majority. " Much of the spending increases have been for defense and the war on terrorism at home and abroad, according to White House and congressional budget analysts."
Rush has taken himself out of the political loop, with his bitter and hateful personal attacks on President Bush.Rush could have disagreed with any of Bush's policies by acting in the style of Brit Hume, John Gibson,Neil Cavuto,Tony Snow,Fred Barnes, et al,gentlemen all. He could have stated his opinion on the specifics of the legislation,bringing all the facts out,describing the pros and cons of a specific piece. Instead he makes untrue and blanket assertions and does not do his homework.Rush had no idea the prescription drug plan was voluntary and he made false statements that "it was free". Today Rush declared that if the prescription drug bill passes, "he hopes we lose the House." What kind of person would wish for that?