[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

I think making a BIG TODOO over this overstates the "peril" Rush is in and it caters to conservatives' enemies.

Yes. But we should not underestimate the extremely difficult circumstances that Rush is in right now. For me and mine, prayers are lifted for this very "old" and magnificent soul.

[Rudder]

I regard Rush's effort to boost conservatism very highly. Having dealt with patients in Rush's predictament for years, I think he will be just fine in 1-2 months and in 6 months he will have trouble recalling his addictive cravings. This is quite far from being catastrophic... smoking cessation is much harder.