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My thoughts were that this was a funny distraction from the sad fact that congressional Republicans were being slaughtered by Democrats. Republicans have much bigger problems than Rush. That comment by the Santorum supporter about aspirin struck me as more problematic than this.

I would say that Rush's "joke" and subsequent surrender is demoralizing for some on the Right, and very encouraging for those on the Left who are paying attention.

Why is Rush relevant?

One answer is that we are debating it on FR. "There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so." - from Hamlet, Act 2, scene 2.

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RE:”My thoughts were that this was a funny distraction from the sad fact that congressional Republicans were being slaughtered by Democrats. Republicans have much bigger problems than Rush. That comment by the Santorum supporter about aspirin struck me as more problematic than this.
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I would say that Rush's “joke” and subsequent surrender is demoralizing for some on the Right, and very encouraging for those on the Left who are paying attention.”

Well those on ‘the right’ that think that Rush was some superhuman savior-prophet better wake up because he is a very flawed human with some some unique entertainment abilities who does not have all the answers as they seem to think he does.

Dems were encouraged by Obama beating up on Republicans before Rush said anything about this.