If proven guilty, I will humbly resign my Free Republic alias.
Judging had nothing to do with my post, though I am not against judging per se. The idea of never judging anyone is a goofy idea of lefties like Franken.
I am trying to look forward with clear eyes. Regardless of the reasons for Rush becoming addicted, we'd better be realistic about what goes on with addicted persons. If we get hung up on the differences between Rush and a street drug addict, we could set ourselves up for a fall when certain ugly details come out.
I'll shut up now.
This is much more a case of "There, but for the grace of God.........."
Pointing fingers and shaking them at someone is often an exercise by people who can't face their own flaws.
Never say never, Nut, because you don't know where life might take you and you sure haven't walked in Rush's shoes.
I am not saying that Rush hasn't made a huge mistake in his life. But since I believe it likely evolved from something that began innocently, I refuse to start making moral assessments.
I think you have gotten carried away with this "setting ourselves up for a fall" and "ugly details" nonsense.
Good grief, he is not some kind of drugged out crazy guy. He has a dependency and he is going to do his best to rid himself of it.
Maybe you could drop the frenzy attitude and pray for his strength. While you're at it, get real about the difference between a functioning, productive user of pain meds versus the party addict who can barely get hinself/herself showered and fed.
If you put both types in the same category, you choose to see things in an extreme way that probably differs from the majority of people.