There is some bad blood between Rush and gnewt...especially when gnewt declared Reagan Conservatism d e d. I think Rush would swallow his tongue if gnewt got it, but he would support him for all the reasons you stated. Rush doesn’t need the money. He is a patriot. He has proven that time and time again, yet people still question it. I have to shake my head sometimes...
Yet Hannity has Newt on his show three times a week, despite every turncoat thing he's done. I tell you, that boy is entirely out to lunch when it comes to who he supports. He's starting to seem like the conservative equivalent of Ed Shultz, or Chris Matthews to me.
Rush is obviously giving Newt the cold shoulder he deserves.
I think Rush would swallow his tongue if gnewt got it, but he would support him for all the reasons you stated.
If some dastardly miracle were to happen, and Newt became our nominee, I think that Rush would take off on one of his extended vacations to calm down. I, for one, don't believe that he'd ever wholeheartedly give a RINO like Newt his full support. I think he'd tell his listeners to "vote your conscience."