He CAN think for himself after all. Yep, he let's the New York Times do it for him. Just looking at some of the reactions, the people at the New York Times are laughing their arses off as they prove the "reactionary" stereotype.
And those in Rush's audience who blindly march with him to the NYT drumbeat also are providing a laugh-the-arse-off moment for those who believe the robot stereotype of Rush listeners.