RUSH: This is Lila in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Welcome on the EIB Network.Hello.CALLER:Hello, Rush.It's awfully nice to talk to you.RUSH:Thank you.CALLER:I want to thank you for the last election -- well, not the last election, but the Bush election because I think without talk radio, Kerry would have won. So thank you very much.RUSH:Well, you're very kind to say that.Thank you.You're very perceptive, too.CALLER:Well, I hope you think that when I finish what I called to say.I'm asking...

RUSH: I just read something on The Politico website that I don't believe I just read. Now, I'm going to read this to you, but I want to issue you a warning that if you do have young children around you might not want them to hear this. This is on The Politico.com website. "Elizabeth Edwards was asked about gay rights on CNN last night, and gave some background to Bob Shrum's claim that John Edwards felt uncomfortable with gays." Said Elizabeth Edwards, "'I believe that Bob Shrum brought up the...

RUSH: I took a little stroll back to Snerdley's office during the break. I said, "Snerdley, are you bothered by this Putin business? Vladimir Putin is threatening to nuke, aim ICBM nukes at Europe if we deploy our missile shield." He said, "Nah, not really." I said, "You know, this nation owes me a debt." I, ladies and gentlemen, was the single, lonely voice -- the only voice in major media including the Drive-Bys -- who when Putin came to office, and he came over here and went to the barbecue...

RUSH: I didn't watch the debate because I didn't have to know what was said or know what was asked. The only thing I'm not certain of was how extensively illegal immigration was covered. I know they were asked about English as the official language, and we have those bites. Wolf Blitzer is talking here to Mike Gravel. He said, "I want you to raise your hand if you believe English should be the official language of the United States," and the only candidate that raised his hand was Senator Gravel.GRAVEL:...

RUSH: Perhaps the funniest news story out there today comes from our old buddy David Bauder at the Associated Press. It explores the reasons why Katie Couric's ratings are in the toilet. (By the way, still no response from CBS News to my magnanimous offer to sit for an interview on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric to jump-start those ratings. Still no response, but my offer stands. I don't expect to hear back from them.) Do you know why Katie's ratings are the lowest that CBS has ever...

RUSH: Did you watch Sopranos last night? Something still doesn't feel right about it. There's one episode to go, and something still doesn't feel right. I'm liking it. I'm enjoying it, but something still doesn't feel right about it. The funniest... Well, some of you people may not have seen it yet. I don't know if I should say anything about it. (interruption) No, not A.J. Actually, that character development of A. J. Soprano is pretty good. This is what happens when the National Honor Society...

RUSH: This terror plot. As I say, I found this on page 30 of the New York Times. They didn't think it was a big deal at all. Here's a report from CBS in New York: "Feds Say Terrorist Plot Poorly Planned -- In the latest terrorist threat to New York City, the alleged terrorists are all middle-aged men, the oldest 63-year-old Guyanese immigrant Russell Defreitas." It's not Russell. He calls himself "Mohammed." See, this is exactly what I'm talking about. One of these guys is a citizen. These...

RUSH: Let me review the Democrat debate last night, ladies and gentlemen. I just want to recap this, go over the highlights that were uttered at the debate last night. Are you with me on this? Here we go. "It's time to leave Iraq. We should have never gone to Iraq. Terror plots in this country are happening because we went to Iraq. Had I known then what I know now I wouldn't have voted to go to Iraq. If I had a vote, I wouldn't have voted to go to the Iraq. I'm sorry I voted to go to Iraq,...

RUSH: This is a story again from the UK Telegraph. "Fathers should strip off their shirts before holding their newborn babies to aid the "bonding" process, says a booklet funded by the Government. The pamphlet, which has prompted accusations about interference from the nanny state, also recommends that they should gaze into their baby's eyes for short periods to develop the child's brain. The booklet, Including New Fathers: A Guide for Maternity Professionals, has been published by Fathers Direct,...

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"There's one fundamental reason to vote Republican: It's 2007, and the Democrats are debating whether there is a war on terror.""I want to go over the highlights that were uttered at the debate last night. Here we go: 'The income gap is growing between the wealthy and the rest of us; I'm going to fix that by taxing the rich. Sure, I'm wealthy, but not the kind of wealthy I'm talking about because I care.'""We need to move Gitmo....

Story #1: EIB Southern Command Gets Max U.S. Rainfall RUSH: We set the record for 24-hour rainfall around the country on Saturday. There's this website out there called WeatherStreet.com, and it actually listed the EIB Southern Command, Florida, as getting 6.64 inches. Story #2: Murder in US vs. Murder in IraqRUSH: I just saw, posted on the Drudge Report, that the federal government has released the new murder statistics. You have to run estimates here to get the numbers because the story does not...