I think it's ungracious to speculate about how upset Rush is about being out-of-the-loop with "this" White House. I seem to recall that before President Bush was elected, he and Karl Rove were more than happy to talk to him. In fact, Rush was criticized more than a little on this forum for being so easily charmed by the Bush campaign. Also I recall that Rush was unstinting in his support for Bush in 2000. But now, suddenly, we're supposed to take pleasure in the notion that he's "ill" with resentment about being ignored. OK.
And regarding the "Florida is a big joke" line: why are we a joke? Florida voters put G.W. over the top in 2000 and have twice elected his brother to the governorship by landslide margins.
I'm not interested in whether it's ungracious or not; I find it ungracious the way Rush treats this sitting president.
And the Florida line was in return for AAABest's continual attacks on California.
It's not just Republicans down there, is it?