"There is also an ironic aspect to Mr. Daschle's effort to cast Mr. Limbaugh as the right-wing bogeyman. In fact, far from being a representative of the extremist fringe, Mr. Limbaugh then and now has been a major force for policing the debate on the conservative side of the political spectrum. As, by far, the most influential conservative commentator, he has substantial de facto authority to set the bounds for respectable conservative opinion. He has used it to exclude all sorts of far-right views, especially those of the conspiracy-minded (speaking of political paranoia)."
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