Posted on 05/09/2005 5:35:00 PM PDT by wagglebee
"39 of 55 gop senators have served less than 12 years. of those 39 are the promenient "rinos" voinivich, snowe, collins, and chafee"
then we should know who not to let serve another 12 years in our current setup
While it may be discouraging, it's also cover for Rush not to put his actions where his talk is. It's easy to say how bad things are. It's hard to come up with workable solutions and then provide the leadership to see them through. It's give, take, move forward, step back. It's about representing your district or state and the wishes of those in those districts or states. Many districts and states aren't comprised of homegenous groups of people all desiring the same outcomes or their issues don't have the same priority.
Saw Shaft last year at a rally for GW in Cincinnati.
He was literally booed off the stage. The yelling and anger made the secret service nervous...
Blackwell would be a good choice. He differs from Shaft and wants to cut taxes.
But if you are so convinced, I'll look at your proof. Let me know.
Sorry, I like Rush and am willing to stand with him when he makes mistakes, for all that he's done for the cause. But it's just too much of a coincidence that he went deaf at the same time he was taking huge doses of painkillers that just happen to have risk of deafness as a side-effect.
I really think Rush should bite the bullet and own up to this. Unfortunately, he had a "prestigious" hearing foundation in Los Angeles cover for him on this subject, so now whatever he says affects their reputation as well.
"Rush Limbaugh's hearing problems had nothing to do with his drug addiction."
How do you know?
suppose it has everything to do with, do you expect him to admit that? Let's be realistic here. Rush says he is losing his hearing all of the sudden, and than has to admit that is addicted to the heroin equivalent.
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/7051870.htm
"One case study in the research involved a man who took escalating doses of Vicodin for eight to nine years for migraine headaches, until eventually he was downing 35 tablets a day. The other patient in the study, also a migraine sufferer, took 60 pills a day. Both ended up with hearing loss in both ears.
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"I really think Rush should bite the bullet and own up to this"
"Isn't that special"?? Hahahaha
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under live robber barons than under omnipotent moral busibodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good, will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." ~ C.S. Lewis
Rush's hearing loss was due to a virus. It was not due to his alleged abuse of narcotics.
Yes I know the case histories. I am a physician.
Why is Rush's hearing loss your business?
Because he made it our business when he publicly announced it, and later when he publicly stated that it wasn't connected to his prescription drug problem.
If Rush said that it was a private matter, and left it at that, then I wouldn't have anything to say - the man deserves a private life, and he's human like the rest of us. But instead he made public statements that in retrospect make him (and by extension, Rush fans) look rather foolish.
If you're a Rush-basher, own up to it.
We already have term limits. They're called "elections".
"It was not due to his alleged abuse of narcotics."
if he admitted to it, why is it still alleged?
And, unless you saw the charts, you can't tell why it happened.
And unless you saw the charts, you can't say that either.
I shouldn't have put the word 'alleged' in there. You're right.
word games...
You are stating it is a fact. "Rush's hearing loss was due to a virus. It was not due to his alleged abuse of narcotics."
I didn't, or didn't mean to. Look, he screwed up, got addicted and if that's why he lost the hearing so be it. But don't expect him to be honest about it, if that's the case. I'd lie too. Here's a question for you: Would he have admitted the addiction if he wasn't outed by the National Enquirer?
I guess Rush is believing anything of late.
rigged against the challenger.
Mandatory term limits are needed in the constituion:
Max of 3 terms (lifetime) for House, 2 for Senators. No ifs or buts. They are so comfortable now, they don't even bother reading the bills they pass.
I guess you've initially avoided my question about being a Rush basher. If you are, you should own up to it.
I don't know Rush personally, though I think he has done very good things for conservative causes. His hearing loss really has nothing to do with it.
I'll admit whatever you want but it still doesn't change the fact that I'm not a Rush basher, and I get tired of those who are.
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