Believe me when I tell you that the Florida Bar Association is no friend of conservatives - like most state bars, they primarily exist to protect the little racket the trial lawyers have going on, so their politics tend to be quite far left. For them to so openly repudiate Kirscher tells me that he has stepped on it big time. Privately, the Bar is probably furious that Kirscher forced them to take this stand. But he has behaved so egregiously, thanks to his open lust to make his Democratic political bones off Limbaugh's carcass, that they had no choice but to act.
Looks to me like you're engaging in a classic "ends justify the means" argument, which is very popular with leftists and the legalize-everything-under-the-sun crowd. Another tactic popular with you guys is to attack Rush for using a "Kennedy lawyer" to get him off - I guess he's just supposed to just sit there and let an overzealous prosecutor abuse the legal system to stick him with a sentence that is way more severe than one that would be handed out to some Joe Sixpack with no prior criminal history in the same situation, for the sole purpose of making that prosecutor the darling of the media and the liberal glitterati.
As much as I indulge in lawyer-bashing when I read about some shyster making millions because some twit dumps hot coffee in her lap, I do recognize that when you need a lawyer, you really really need one. And to "stand on principle" and refuse to engage the services of one or to refuse to put up any kind of defense is perfectly fine, as long as the "principle" you're standing on is sheer stupidity.
As a first-time offender with no criminal background, Drug Court , along with some community service, is an appropriate punishment for Rush. That's what you would get if you were popped for the same thing. He surely doesn't deserve to spend five years in state prison as someone's jail pump, your feelings and wishes aside.