RUSH: Marcus Aurelius: "The object of life..." By the way, Eric from Tampa, if you're still out there and you're heading over to Middlesex University, this is a great quote to take with you, or for any kid going off to college. It's actually applicable to all of us: "The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding one's self in the ranks of the insane." Now, to me, this is brilliant. Independents and moderates do precisely this. They sit around and they wait...

RUSH: Have you heard about the Breck Girl? This is just too good to be true. The Wall Street Journal today: "As a presidential candidate, Democrat John Edwards has regularly attacked subprime lenders, particularly those that have filed foreclosure suits against victims of Hurricane Katrina. But as an investor, Mr. Edwards has ties to lenders foreclosing on Katrina victims." He does! This is the second time he's stepped in it. Well, it's more than that. He goes out and says that Hillary Clinton...

RUSH: Greg in Port Ludo, Washington. Nice to have you on the program.CALLER: Libertarian dittos, Rush.RUSH: Well, thank you. Thanks very much.CALLER: Long-time listener. I live in Washington. I spent most of my life in California, 31 years for an oil company, 18 years running a refinery. We didn't produce gas, but we did produce lube oil and diesel. I know you say it all the time and everyone else says it, we haven't built a new refinery in 30 years because of the permitting process, which...

RUSH: This is Mary in Minneapolis. Nice to have you on the program. Welcome.CALLER: Thank you. Hi. I'm kind of nervous right now, but I'd just like to say I'm so excited to be talking to you.RUSH: Well, thank you very much, I appreciate and I understand that.CALLER: Thank you. I'll get right to my point, I guess.RUSH: Let me tell you something, don't be nervous. You have no reason to be nervous. CALLER: I'm sorry --RUSH: No, no, no, don't apologize.CALLER: I'm talking to the Rush Limbaugh...

RUSH: Charles in Shreveport, Louisiana, home of Terry Bradshaw, Howell Sutton, and David Toms. Welcome to the program, sir.CALLER: Optimistic dittos from Louisiana.RUSH: Thank you.CALLER: This confused humble student has a question for the honored professor.RUSH: I'll be happy to answer it.CALLER: Thank you, sir. It's a proven fact that tax cuts always increase revenues to the state or federal government. This being a fact, why do liberals always oppose them, when economically they will...

RUSH: So, the Democrats, ladies and gentlemen, over the Petraeus report, have to be in a bit of a dilemma. They are being steered by allies in the Drive-By Media to try to get on board what looks to be a very successful surge operation. We've had numerous stories in the New York Times suggesting that we can't leave. It would be irresponsible to leave. We can't lose. We've had stories in the New York Times about how successful the surge is, from previous critics, liberals at the Brookings Institution....

RUSH: Tyler in Connecticut. I'm glad you waited, sir. You're next on the EIB Network.CALLER: Hi, Rush.RUSH: Hi.CALLER: I don't know if you mentioned this before on your show, but "24" is going green. They have claimed that their season finale for season seven will be carbon neutral, and there's a clip with Kiefer Sutherland on the Internet on their official website.RUSH: Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.CALLER: -- that says that if global warming --RUSH: Yeah.CALLER: -- and global climate change is an...

(Replaying of Hillary Clinton "invisible" spoof.)RUSH: We're just playing this cold for you. Let me explain it. Hillary's got this new ad. She's out there saying that to the Bush administration, way too many people in this country are invisible. Karl Rove launched a full-frontal attack on that ad when he was my guest on this program a couple of days ago, so we put this ad together. That's how we do this stuff. We do it with humor. We make fun of them and illustrate who they are. One of the...

RUSH: How many of you people have seen Algore's movie? We talked about this, by the way, before the movie came out. This mysterious current, the Gulf Stream and other related currents in the Atlantic, and they cycle warm water up north, and they keep Britain moderately temperate. The climate is moderate. It doesn't get too cold, doesn't get too hot, and if this current ever stopped, why, it could wreak havoc on Britain. Of course, in the Gore movie, this current is stopping, and it's slowing down,...

RUSH: Marcus Aurelius: "The object of life..." By the way, Eric from Tampa, if you're still out there and you're heading over to Middlesex University, this is a great quote to take with you, or for any kid going off to college. It's actually applicable to all of us: "The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding one's self in the ranks of the insane." Now, to me, this is brilliant. Independents and moderates do precisely this. They sit around and they wait...

RUSH: Tampa, Florida, Eric, you're next in Open Line Friday. Hello, sir.CALLER: Hey, Rush. First time, long time. I am a college student, and I'm going to be spending this upcoming semester in England. So I was wondering, college students who are conservative have enough issues with the overwhelming liberal bias on college campuses.RUSH: Right.CALLER: Do you think now being on the most liberal spot in one of the most, more, liberal places in the world, do you think it would be better for...

RUSH: Ed in Paradise, California. I'm glad you called, and you are up first today on Open Line Friday. Hi.CALLER: Hi. How you doing, Rush?RUSH: Just fine, sir.CALLER: Mega dittos.RUSH: Thank you very much, sir.CALLER: Been trying to talk to you since your Sacramento days.RUSH: Well, this is your lucky day.CALLER: I want to address the draft, Rush. There's been a lot of talk about it all week on the news media, talk shows. You know, I'm all for the draft. I think the draft served its...

RUSH: Have you heard about the Breck Girl? This is just too good to be true. The Wall Street Journal today: "As a presidential candidate, Democrat John Edwards has regularly attacked subprime lenders, particularly those that have filed foreclosure suits against victims of Hurricane Katrina. But as an investor, Mr. Edwards has ties to lenders foreclosing on Katrina victims." He does! This is the second time he's stepped in it. Well, it's more than that. He goes out and says that Hillary Clinton...

RUSH: I guess you've heard that Jenna Bush is getting married, and the Drive-Bys, in reporting this wonderful, blessed event -- because we all love it when young people get that first start toward ruining their lives. They can't help... I'm just kidding. Yes, I am! I'm just kidding. At any rate, they can't help bashing her. This is from this morning on the Early Show. Co-host Harry Smith on CBS had this exchange with Katrina Szish from InStyle magazine.BROWN: Of the two, I mean the girls had...

RUSH: The Drive-Bys are still talking about Karl Rove on this program. Now they're upset -- they're admitting it -- that they had to find out about his resignation first in the Wall Street Journal and then he came here. Then he appeared here! Here's one of the things that I said yesterday in discussing how upset David Shuster was. (zooming Dittocam) By the way, here's another shot of the watch, Dave. In fact, if Shuster's watching, let me zoom in here and get an even better look at that baby....

RUSH: You know what, folks? I think it's time for a new name for Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, and until it changes, until the way he's being treated by the Drive-Bys changes, I'm going to start calling him "Barack O'McNabb." I'll tell you why. He's out there saying some of the most ridiculous things. McNabb doesn't say ridiculous things, don't misunderstand, but Obama is saying some of the most ridiculous, dangerous things. What he said about US troops bombing and killing civilians...

RUSH: No sooner did I predict to you yesterday that the Drive-Bys are going to be trying to destroy the economy based on the stock market news, than the AP makes me out to be what I am: a prophet! I know these people like every square inch, folks, of my glorious naked body (shrinking though it is). Right here: "The stock market is on a stomach-churning ride, the once high-flying U.S. housing market is sinking deeper into gloom, and credit, the lifeblood of the American economy, is drying up."...

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"By nature, wherever this program is not, life will suck. Because wherever this program is not, liberals will dominate and prevail.""You know, folks, I think it's time for a new name for Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama. Until the way he's being treated by the Drive-Bys changes, I'm going to start calling him 'Barack O'McNabb.'""'80% of voters believe that Hillary has the experience it takes to become president'? That's...

Story #1: Study: Too Much Exercise Can Cause DeathRUSH: All right. As you well know, ladies and gentlemen, I have firm attitudes on exercise, and that is: don't do it. Well, I mean don't do it because everybody says you have to. If you like it, go ahead and do it, but this business of, "You gotta do it or you're going to die!" is silly. All of this stuff never ends. "Though exercise can be a key part of managing high blood pressure and heart disease, new animal research suggests there can be too...