[Wallaby]

Rush's supporters do not like Obama and his policies period. Why should Obama attempt to pander to a group that he's never going to win over anyway?

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The critical votes are owned by the independents. Magnanimity is admired by nonpartisans.

[Non-Sequitur]

The critical votes are owned by the independents. Magnanimity is admired by nonpartisans.

But pandering isn't. Anyone who would believe that Obama would be seriously concerned about Limbaugh's health, or that Limbaugh would be seriously concerned about Obama's health, is naive. Any rational person would see such an act for exactly what it was.