[KC_Conspirator]

No one will take over. This should be clear to anyone now. Other talk shows have their own formats and varied personalities.

The closest one is Hannity, but his show is different from Limbaugh's.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

Anything's possible. I listen to O'Reilly but don't consider him a conservative, more of a populist.

Personally, by the time Rush is ready to retire they will probably be someone we have never heard of up and coming and ready to take over.

[elli1]

None of the above.

[flashbunny]

O'Reilly is an idiot.

Next topic.

[RockinRight]

Me.

[mike182d]

Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity, while entertaining conservatives, lack the wit and intelligence of Rush.

[7.62 x 51mm]

Rush is irreplaceable. But someone will come along to take over that time slow, not to replace Limbaugh.

[angkor]

Limbaugh is a force of nature. The others are products.

[JennysCool]

Is a "Limabugh" a pest which preys on lima beans?

[rvoitier]

O'Reilly is grating on me.

Dennis Miller would do well, imo.

[newgeezer]

The next king of talk radio will likely be someone we don't even know, yet.

As for O'Reilly, it seems like the better we get to know him, the more unworthy he becomes. I predict in 5 years or less, O'Reilly will be a has-been like Keith Olbermann.

As for someone like O'Reilly, if the next king of talk radio is to the left of Rush, conservatism is in trouble.

[GianniV]

Why would Limbaugh retire? He could do the show from his house into his 80s. Only way he "retires" is if either his health collapses (don't rule poisoning by some nut lib) or his ratings plummet.

[txrangerette]

Laura Ingraham.

[bubman]

I like Hugh Hewitt. Tech savvy and al around well read. Really enjoy his show from the W coast.

[cicero's_son]

If it's Hannity, we're in trouble.

He's humorless, unoriginal, boring, and incapable of winning an argument with a liberal.

[Zivasmate]

3 possibilities.

A) Anne Coulter, with one hand tied behind her back

B) Laura Ingraham

C) Mark Steyn, probably the best of the lot.

[b4its2late]

Mark Levin.

[rahbert]

Michael Medved can and does take on lefties all the time,
plus he's original and entertaining.

He has more debating ability than any host I've ever heard
(although Mark Belling comes close).

[roylene]

O'Reilly you have got to be kidding. He needs guests on his show because he can't carry on his own and he is all over the map on his beliefs.
I don't think a guys who believes all the pap about global warming could hold his own with a conservative audience.
Inaddition he is older than Rush.
Rush's grandfather was still practicing law at 100 years so expect Rush around for at least another 40 years or more.

[Taliesan]

Laura Ingraham.

Hannity has absolutely no talent, and Beck is too nuts.