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Another interesting point is that he singled Rush Limbaugh out as if to try and group all Conservative Republicans that disagree with the way he wants to proceed as a fringe group that follows Rush Limbaugh.

The Centrists in America do not listen to nor do they respect Rush so this is an important point. Rush is like a lobbyist who represents millions of like minded Conservatives and gives them a voice and a chance to be heard. So basically by Obama saying that the Republicans should not listen to Rush Limbaugh he is saying that Republicans should not listen to their core Conservative constituencies.

Obama is trying to bring the Democrats just right enough to get the 60 percent of the country firmly in his corner, he will keep the fringe lunatic liberals happy by throwing them bones like Closing Gitmo, with no real time table or dangling prosecution of Bush admin around and other such wacky things that will never really happen.

The scariest part of this whole plan is that the entire country is going to go so far over left of center that when the serious Socialist plays start they may be too far gone.

Conservatives really need a HERO ...

Great post.

Obama saying that the Republicans should not listen to Rush Limbaugh he is saying that Republicans should not listen to their core Conservative constituencies.........Conservatives really need a HERO ...

It was no mistake that whatever Republican(s) leaked this info about the meeting made sure they mentioned the reference to Rush. Now, it's getting national attention. That's a smart move. However, the more damning part of Obama's statement was that the stimulus bill needed to pass to make sure all the politicians were reelected.

The liberals have made Rush a focal point of derision many times in the past, and are attempting to do so once again. I'm sure many FReepers have been challenged by more liberal leaning friends/family/coworkers on Rush's statements about wanting Obama to fail. I know I have. If they can seperate us from one of the last leaders of conservative ideology (even though he's a radio host and not a congressional leader), then we will be easier to defeat. You know the old "United we stand, divided we fall" theme.

It's important to keep standing strong, call our congressional conservatives or even blue dog democrats to hold out on this whacky stimulus bill. We need a better alternative than spending ourselves into becoming France.

Obama is counting on getting this passed by mid-February. Mitch McConnell (according to reports) has already signalled he doesn't see a problem getting something passed by then. Conservatives would be handing over their defeat if O's team accomplishes this.