[Labyrinthos]

Rush is irrelevant, not because his assessment is wrong, but because he's preaching to a choir that already knows that the economic downturn and the fraud and corruption that has paralled that downturn didn't begin the day that George Bush took over the Oval Office. The problem is that Rush doesn't have the balls to regularly appear with the talking heads from the mainstream media and debate these issues with the Katie Colons of the world or to regularly invite pundits from the talking head circuit on his show. As a result his thoughts, no matter how true, rarely extend beyond his target market, which is the very people who already know that eight years of Bill and Hillary are a major of cause of the curent economic situation.

[truthkeeper]

I have heard him discuss this, and he asserts that he is rarely - if ever - asked to appear on the mainstream shows. I have seen him on the Russert cable show however, and he does let loose when given the chance.

[elbucko]

The problem is that Rush doesn't have the balls to regularly appear with the talking heads

Quite the contrary, Rush has had the cajones for years. He knows these encounters will be edited to the advantage of the "Katie Colons" and not the conservative point of view. He will be made to appear "mean spirited" (I hate that term) and will be a sound bite for Jennings on WNT!

No, Ann Coulter is the Kouric Killer, and we need more pretty, female conservatives to fight our battles on national TV.

[MinuteGal]

You stated in #17 that Rush is irrelevant because he "preaches to the choir". You couldn't be more wrong. I personally know many apathetic and liberal-leaning people who have become active in conservatism just because of Rush. I'm sure I'm not alone in observing this phenomena.

Rush is one part of the conservative fabric that exists in our country. Free Republic and other like forums are another part. Do you think all of us here at FR who knock ourselves out in freedom's cause to be only just "preaching to the choir"? If so, maybe we Freepers (and Rush) should just fold our tents and slip away.

We're in a war for survival. Many of us (and Rush) are doing what we can in our own way. It's the total effort that counts.

I feel those who consistently put Rush down with a superior sneer are part of the conservative problem, not the solution.