[Bosco]

In his own words. Take note, all supporters of candidate X, who think that Rush is in the tank for candidate Y, or say "Why won't he endorse my candidate Z?".

[SouthernBoyupNorth]

Until Rush comes out a supports a candidate I will honor his right to choose who he wants and his right to privacy. In case you are not listening here it is in a nutshell. what he is saying IS LOOK AT THE FACTS, DO YOUR OWN DAMN RESEARCH, AND THINK FOR YOURSELF, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY VOTE FOR THE PERSON WHO YOU THINK WONT FLUSH THIS NATION DOWN THE CRAPPER. Nothing is more difficult to control than a well informed populace and the more you know the less you will be bamboozled.

[Vaquero]

he pretty much endorsed Fred by saying he couldn’t endorse him on the off chance that when and if Fred drops out, Fred will endorse McCainiac....as McCain and Fred are friends and this is a very possible scenerio.

I will back Fred as long as I can...if Fred drops out I will have to think long and hard about who to back as the field goes down hill rapidly after him.

[Candor7]

Rush, Anne Coulter and others also have failed to exude leadership by supporting a conservative candidate early and strongly to make up for the MSM and GOP censorship of Fred Thompson and Duncan Hunter. Not only have contenders in the primary failed to exude leadership, so have people like COuter and Rush. They have been uncharacteristically timid.

Both now actually are closet Mitt Romney backers.They are too timid to say it.

From whence comes such timidity? A fear of losing their bully pulpits within the Republican party, and a fear of losing their connservative fans.

Anne and Rush do not know it but the exodus has already begun, with scads of "Republicans" voting Obama in Minnesota.

Rush and Anne:

"Lead, follow or get out of the way."

And they are getting out of the way.

Anne and Rush have devolved from conservative activism to being mere observers.

[tortdog]

It would be best for a candidate to NOT have Rush’s endorsement in the general election.

[Senator Goldwater]

RUSH: Okay, top five right off the top of my head, not in any particular order: limited government. Get government out of people’s way. Number two, belief in the system that it’s people who make the country work, not government. Number three, don’t give me a laundry list of policies without a philosophical underpinning that explains the policies. Number four, don’t tell me that government is the agent of change and that you are going to lead the government. My brand of conservatism is based on individual entrepreneurism, rugged self-individualism, telling people that they’re the ones who make the country work. I think this is born out by history and people respond to it. And then, fifth, after all of those things that I would define as conservative, which includes the belief that people can triumph over the obstacles in their lives, that they’re not incompetent, they’re not incapable, and they’re not stupid, the fifth thing is, is there any leadership on any of this?

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Dittos, Rush.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

"Let's say that long ago I said, 'Folks, I have surveyed the scene, and there's only one guy in this race that's worth supporting, and that man is Fred Thompson.' All right. So I say it, and Fred runs along with his current position in the polls, and then decides to get out. What if Fred decides to endorse McCain, or throw his support to him? It's entirely possible. Where does that leave me? I'm not going to put myself in this position."

Well, at least now I know why he never endorsed Fred.

If he had, though, I don't think he would have had to worry about the "What if?"

Fred would be the nominee by now.

[Dixie Yooper]

So far Rush has toyed around playfully with disparaging comments about McCain and Huckabee. If he is not careful and ends up painting himself into a corner, he could end up being at odds with the Republican nominee. If this does happen and Rush ends up gloating (yes, he does gloat) about sitting it out, it could influence millions of voters. Wake up everybody! The primarys are about who you vote for, the election is all about who you are voting against. It always has been this way. Don’t fool yourself into thinking your so special that you should get your way or you don’t play.

[isthisnickcool]

Fred Thompson would be the best bet but he waited too long. You just can't go on TV alone. You cannot get anywhere without an organization and support structure. That takes time and planning and MONEY. Thompson knew what was happening with the early election cycle and the way states were moving things up. He should have been in a long time ago.

He's a nut and at some point his head will explode but Ron Paul has the right contemporary political campaign "business model". Especially at the grass roots. If Thompson had the same thing he'd be way ahead. But unfortunately most of the candidates don't understand this.

[ovrtaxt]

RUSH: Okay, top five right off the top of my head, not in any particular order: limited government. Get government out of people's way. Number two, belief in the system that it's people who make the country work, not government. Number three, don't give me a laundry list of policies without a philosophical underpinning that explains the policies. Number four, don't tell me that government is the agent of change and that you are going to lead the government. My brand of conservatism is based on individual entrepreneurism, rugged self-individualism, telling people that they're the ones who make the country work. I think this is born out by history and people respond to it. And then, fifth, after all of those things that I would define as conservative, which includes the belief that people can triumph over the obstacles in their lives, that they're not incompetent, they're not incapable, and they're not stupid, the fifth thing is, is there any leadership on any of this?

Sounds like Ron Paul to me.