Posted on 06/06/2002 3:07:53 PM PDT by TLBSHOW
Folks, many of you have been calling into this show to rip into me for criticizing President Bush on any number of issues. I'm going to tell you what I think.
You guys that are ripping me apart act like the president's approval numbers are down in the forties and that I've caused it. Last time I looked, his approval numbers were in the high 70s and among Republicans he has a 90% approval rating. I think that with most of you, this president could announce a tax increase today and you'd think that it was great, you wouldn't criticize it and you'd say something like, "Well, yeah we're in a war, got to raise taxes," You'd come up with some sort of a means to support it. If I questioned it, you'd have at me.
Some of you are asking of me something I can't do. You're asking me not to be an honest broker. Some of you remember the primary campaign of 1992, when I endorsed Pat Buchanan. The specific reason I did that was because I was of the opinion that not enough conservatism was in the White House then and I thought conservatism in the primary debate would go a long way toward reminding George Bush 41 what it was that got him elected - and if he was going to be reelected he had to remember his conservative roots.
Now, when I'm simply standing for the same things that I have always stood for and not wavering a bit, I'm accused of selling out conservatism. I'm a conservative, but I'm not beholden to the Republican Party. I'm always going to remain loyal and devoted to my ideals. I will guarantee you this, folks.
Previously on this program we listed eleven or so issues on which the administration has flip-flopped. You can name any issue, but take campaign finance as an example: If I had come out and said I'm all for campaign finance reform, that John McCain is right, you would have called here in droves and accused me of selling out, and asking me what had become of my conservatism. Some of you might have even asked me if I was trying to ingratiate myself with liberals to be invited to their stupid parties - like one such caller did on Wednesday's program. You can hear a whole bunch of callers' opinions in From Across the Fruited Plain: Embattled El Rushbo Battles Back.
I am simply saying that I oppose all of these things and disagree with them, yet I'm the one that's accused of selling out. All I've done is remain rock steady, folks. What I have done is remain in lockstep with my conservative values, beliefs, and principles. I haven't wavered from them at all. I am not the one who changed my mind on campaign finance reform or steel tariffs or education or spending or global warming or on anything I believe. Those of you who are angry with me for standing by these principles obviously have.
GHWB made the mistake of declaring victory and bringing the troops home. His son won't follow in those footsteps.....
It's one thing to have a pissing contest; it's quite another to use the hoses of those two bozos.
Huh which quote are ou talking about. The non-existant one where jesse jackson calls clinton, Ronald Reagan clinton, or the existant one where rush calls Bush, George W. gore.
I guess that expression saves wear and tear on the brain. Many intelligent commentators have expressed their disappointment with Bush's decisions on the issues Rush mentions. I guess they should be advised their opinions are disqualified as 'self-pitying garbage.'
Huh? Please tell me where Bush has been accused of lying under oath? Oh well, you all can take a NYT story as the "gospel", that's your problem.
BTW, if Rush ever does a real "mea culpa" over this, I would suggest his radio engineers to get out of the way and take cover, because of the rock hard peojectiles that will be going through the glass as his head explodes.
I also made a resolution not to listen to Rush for a while, since I was no longer enjoying it. I also wish Bush would do some things differently, but, yes, I trust him, and believe he has good reasons for what he does.
The problem with the Rush thing is that, for some reason, he can't get over it ... he rants too much and he has gotten to the point where he is rude with well-meaning callers, something he never did in the past.
He was so sarcastic with a caller named Ed a couple of weeks ago that he got a lot of e-mails about it and then he said, oh, I didn't mean to be sarcastic; oh, if I insulted the guy, I'm sorry.
He knew perfectly well what he was doing and he did it anyway. I can't stand talk show hosts who are rude to guest callers and that was something I always liked about him.
He worries about Bush forsaking his base, but Rush is in more danger of losing his own base.
Last I heard, Rush's audience is bigger than ever. More to the point, it deserves to be. The day he decides to become nothing more than an echo-chamber for whoever happens to be the titular head of the GOP, will be the day he deserves to lose audience.
The last you "heard" must have been during the 2000 election, IMHO.
rush doesn't even "tout" his ratings anymore, the reason probably being he can't.
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