Before you give Rush a pat on the back next time, drop the knife....
You are so right...If, I understand you correctly. Without Rush, there would probably be no FreeRepublic, or FreeRepublic as we know it. I've learned alot from Rush, although, you could say Rush took the words right out of my mouth. Except he has a gift of communicating and placing the words right where they belong.
No doubt about it. Rush got the ball rolling for conservatism.