I think you basically have to give everyone a 48 hour pass on what they are saying.
Cooler heads will prevail, but right now most people are just venting and blaming anything and everything.
Within the next 24-48 hours, look for Rush to apologize for or at least modify SOME of his rant today, excusing it as his frustration, disappointment, and rage.
I think you are right...
but that doesn't mean I shouldn't defend the people who have worked so hard for the GOP......
I agree with Rush that Bush should not capitulate to the Lib/Dems.
But, I disagree with the motives he ascribes to Bush in doing so (i.e. a Clintonesque move to boost approval ratings and leave town on a popularity high). Unlike Clinton, I don't think Bush has shown the least need to get people to like him (for Clinton, that need is pathalogical). In fact, he has taken a number of unpopular positions even within his own party.
Rather, I think Bush's motive is to give the Lib/Dems enough rope to hang themselves before 08. He is letting the useful idiots that voted in a new leadership of congress experience, to some degree and for a short time, the consequences of their decision in hopes that they will wake up in time to see just how self-destructive is the liberal aggenda.