I took my last drink 1/13/92 so I was sober for the last year of the first Bush Administration. (A truly miserable year.) I understand what Rush is saying. I am, however, concerned that this kind of thing can run away with the show if he's not careful. It will get old really fast if program talk starts to dominate, and we both know how newcomers tend to run on. That's not where Rush's audience is.
More important, for Rush's own sake, there are ego traps in going too public with recovery. Recall the Big Book on grandiosity and the several reasons for anonymity. Rush can't be entirely anonymous (and grandiosity is part of the show's schtick), but it's dangerous to get too far out there, especially when the tough times hit (as they will).
The first couple of days back I'll give him a pass, but in general, the less we hear about his recovery on the air, the better, IMHO. He's done a graceful on-air acknowledgement of the situation. That's enough for now.
Just like Clinton, Rush is not a fully formed adult male.
He's lost me again, like he did about 4 years ago.
It is sad, he was a pal 3 hours a day for years--since '88.
I am not familiar with this, not having been through a recovery program. But I was a cigarette junkie for a donzen years. When I quit (it's been almost 6 years now), I didn't tell anyone I was quitting. If someone noticed--and it's amazing how long it took people to notice--I admitted it. But I didn't talk about it. In fact, when people announce "I am quitting smoking tomorrow" or "I quit yesterday", I usually think they will fail. I think it is trying to get rewards (attention, positive feedback) before you have actually accomplished anything. Is that what the grandiosity/ego trap thing is about?