Rush has defended each of these guys at different times for different things. I would imagine his view of Rubio is fairly similar to mine. And also of Cruz. He is not willing to play the game of trashing guys who are assets to the conservative movement over one or two issues or a few weaknesses. Rush is pulling out the positive for each. He was extremely favorable to Trump for many months, only retreating when Trump pulled the left-wing moves on Cruz.
Rubio is a conservative on many or most issues. He happens to be terrible on immigration (and duplicitous) and, IMO, he’s too much big-brother on surveillance. Overall, he’s got a pro-liberty, pro-freedom core. I am really frustrated with his immigration bs, but I am not going throw him out completely for good, even if not my favored candidate for this race. Rush harkens back to Rubio’s stellar conservative battle in 2010 in running a core conservative campaign to beat the party poo-bahs and sitting governor. He expoused conservatism as well as anyone during that race and after.
I’d like to see him pursue Governor or something if he does not get the nomination because I do find him to be an asset overall.
All of that means absolutely nothing because as soon as he was elected he turned his back on the people who elected him and embraced Charles Shumer and the rest of the Gang of Eight. He is absolutely untrustworthy. He's an empty suit and a liar.
| ...Rush has defended each of these guys at different times for different things. Yes, this is what I believe. Rush's business model wins if he keeps the Republican nomination process as long as possible. It's good for his business. As a soon as a candidate is selected, there's less reason to listen to him till the general election rolls around. And I'm sure the SuperPACs etc. have contributed money to Rush's show. So Rush wants to do good for those advertisers. Not sure if Trump's campaign is buying ads, but regardless, Trump is "paying" Rush with tremendous publicity through occasional public praise. This, in turn, has made Rush Limbaugh's opinions more acceptable to the public at large. But I don't think there's some conspiracy going on. That's my read. |