[Reagan Man]

Do you think Rush has altered his conservative principles in order to boost his radio show?

Yes I do. Especially in recent weeks. Not only has Rush become highly critical, almost hostile to the President's political agenda, he seems to be taking almost a reactionary absolutist approach to politics. All of a sudden, it's taboo for Bush to compromise on certain issues, in order to get a partial victory. It's all, or nothing at all. Rush should know, better then most conservatives, that strategy, simply doesn't work. If need be, you compromise on principles, but you don't surrender your principles. Ronald Reagan lived by that philosophy. For some reason, Rush doesn't believe, what was good enough for Reagan, should be good enough for Bush. Go figure.

[kristinn]

I think Rush is doing a good job of holding President Bush accountable. The criticisms of Rush I've read on this thread are laughable.

By their reactions, some folks on this thread are acting like a mirror image of the Clinton kool-aid drinkers of old. It's really sad to see.

I'm glad Al Gore isn't president, and Bush has done some good things in office. But some things he's done--like signing Shays-Meehan, the Patriot Act and naming the Justice Department building after the criminal Robert F. Kennedy--are disgusting.

Saying so doesn't make one unpatriotic or a "Bush-basher." If conservatives won't maintain a modicum of standards, then why bother ? Let's all hail the King and go shopping--and leave the governing to him.

[fightinJAG]

Yes, and for all those saying Rushis simply being consistent with his principles, go figure that during the primary all he preached was--

* don't wander off after McCain or whoever because politics is the art of compromise and

* people need to not be single-issue voters and

* should support the guy with the mostest (not "all," as Rush is holding Bush to now) with the best chance of winning.