RUSH: Folks, I have detected a theme. And I haven't had a whole lot of time to watch this, but I have had the top-of-the-hour break here, checked in with the confirmation hearings of Judge John Roberts, opening statements by all the senators are still underway. The Democrats, every one of them that I have seen have sought to portray these hearings as the one democratic moment in the life of a judge, the one democratic moment.
In fact, Leahy has said, "It's the one moment in time that we,...

RUSH: Folks, I have detected a theme. And I haven't had a whole lot of time to watch this, but I have had the top-of-the-hour break here, checked in with the confirmation hearings of Judge John Roberts, opening statements by all the senators are still underway. The Democrats, every one of them that I have seen have sought to portray these hearings as the one democratic moment in the life of a judge, the one democratic moment.
In fact, Leahy has said, "It's the one moment in time that we,...

RUSH: All right, Mary Landrieu. I have teased you long enough. And, by the way, I'm getting a lot of I wouldn't say grief, but people say, "Rush, are you okay?" Because last week I said, you know, I like Mary Landrieu. She's a swing vote in the Senate, she's not one of these pedal-to-the-metal libs that doesn't move off of it now and then, and I said some days she actually looks cute to me, nice looking woman, still has some of her baby fat in fact. And people have been questioning my judgment...

RUSH: We just heard from the office of Florida Senator Mel Martinez. The American Spectator is reporting today in their Prowler column the following story. "With federal costs related to Hurricane Katrina now estimated to be topping out at more than 100 billion, Republicans in both the House and Senate appear to be moving against the White House as fast as the rats in New Orleans in the lower Garden District. Last Friday, everybody from senators Mel Martinez and Tom Coburn to GOP members in the...

RUSH: I have a question. How many of those millions were specified for whites only? Best I can tell, not one donor has said, "And my money can only go to rich white people down there." How many of those millions were specified for the rich and the upper middle class only? How many of those who donated money said, "You are only going to give it to the upper middle class and the rich?" I haven't heard of one. Now, as inspired as I am about the heroic efforts of the rescuers and as awed as I am...

RUSH: Is it obvious to you that this is all falling apart on these people as it is to me? It's clear that this is not about mass transit. Mary Landrieu, you put a bag of cow manure in front of her these days and she will step in it. So let's listen to Tim Russert who grilled the mayor yesterday, Ray Nagin and Tim had a copy of the New Orleans evacuation order, which clearly stipulates that the mayor is in charge of everything. Now, get this. Russert's question, "We've all seen this photograph...

RUSH: I think there's a huge media scandal brewing here. I use the term loosely, and I referred to this on Friday I think what's happened here has almost been scandalous in terms of the reporting of the aftermath of this hurricane. But you have to understand that for all the complaining and all the whining, that's all the Democrats are doing. I refuse to believe they're making any impressions favorably on the people. They may being succeeding in drumming up negatives for President Bush, but...

RUSH: This is Jeannie in Houston. Hi, Jeannie. Welcome to the EIB Network.
CALLER: Hi, Rush. It's a pleasure to talk to you.
RUSH: Thank you.
CALLER: You were talking about the political fallout for the governor and the mayor, but I'm talking about an immediate reaction like a recall. They're going to have a tremendous amount of money pouring into the state, and they've shown at the very least a gross mismanagement and at the worst, huge graft.
RUSH: You know, that's an interesting...

RUSH: Folks, I have detected a theme. And I haven't had a whole lot of time to watch this, but I have had the top-of-the-hour break here, checked in with the confirmation hearings of Judge John Roberts, opening statements by all the senators are still underway. The Democrats, every one of them that I have seen have sought to portray these hearings as the one democratic moment in the life of a judge, the one democratic moment.
In fact, Leahy has said, "It's the one moment in time that we,...

RUSH: All right, Mary Landrieu. I have teased you long enough. And, by the way, I'm getting a lot of I wouldn't say grief, but people say, "Rush, are you okay?" Because last week I said, you know, I like Mary Landrieu. She's a swing vote in the Senate, she's not one of these pedal-to-the-metal libs that doesn't move off of it now and then, and I said some days she actually looks cute to me, nice looking woman, still has some of her baby fat in fact. And people have been questioning my judgment...

RUSH: We just heard from the office of Florida Senator Mel Martinez. The American Spectator is reporting today in their Prowler column the following story. "With federal costs related to Hurricane Katrina now estimated to be topping out at more than 100 billion, Republicans in both the House and Senate appear to be moving against the White House as fast as the rats in New Orleans in the lower Garden District. Last Friday, everybody from senators Mel Martinez and Tom Coburn to GOP members in the...

RUSH: I have a question. How many of those millions were specified for whites only? Best I can tell, not one donor has said, "And my money can only go to rich white people down there." How many of those millions were specified for the rich and the upper middle class only? How many of those who donated money said, "You are only going to give it to the upper middle class and the rich?" I haven't heard of one. Now, as inspired as I am about the heroic efforts of the rescuers and as awed as I am...

RUSH: Is it obvious to you that this is all falling apart on these people as it is to me? It's clear that this is not about mass transit. Mary Landrieu, you put a bag of cow manure in front of her these days and she will step in it. So let's listen to Tim Russert who grilled the mayor yesterday, Ray Nagin and Tim had a copy of the New Orleans evacuation order, which clearly stipulates that the mayor is in charge of everything. Now, get this. Russert's question, "We've all seen this photograph...

RUSH: I think there's a huge media scandal brewing here. I use the term loosely, and I referred to this on Friday I think what's happened here has almost been scandalous in terms of the reporting of the aftermath of this hurricane. But you have to understand that for all the complaining and all the whining, that's all the Democrats are doing. I refuse to believe they're making any impressions favorably on the people. They may being succeeding in drumming up negatives for President Bush, but...

RUSH: This is Jeannie in Houston. Hi, Jeannie. Welcome to the EIB Network.
CALLER: Hi, Rush. It's a pleasure to talk to you.
RUSH: Thank you.
CALLER: You were talking about the political fallout for the governor and the mayor, but I'm talking about an immediate reaction like a recall. They're going to have a tremendous amount of money pouring into the state, and they've shown at the very least a gross mismanagement and at the worst, huge graft.
RUSH: You know, that's an interesting...