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.