I'm flattered you think so highly of me, but I have never held myself up as the "epitome of morality and virtue." As I recall, Bill Clinton's defenders also insisted that one's private life had no bearing on one's public life. He was imperfect and flawed, too.
That's fine, except one of those people has utterly destroyed his party and the other almost single-handedly resurrected it. Rush Limbaugh is a great American, personal faults and all. None of our lives are perfect, and I hope to have a small fraction of the influence in my life that Rush has had with his.
"As I recall, Bill Clinton's defenders also insisted that one's private life had no bearing on one's public life."
Bingo - Clinton's defenders never bothered to consider the evidence either. The same old "He may be a scoundrel, but he's OUR scoundrel".