RUSH: We did the stats on the war on poverty and the status of poverty in this country, and we spent a lot of time on Robert Rector's analysis. And it was stunning, the details. I think it's important to keep drumming this a little bit. There's a new addition to it today by Robert Samuelson in the Washington Post. The first paragraph's all that's necessary to read here. It says: "The government last week released its annual statistical report on poverty and household income. As usual, we --...

RUSH: Andy in St. Cloud, Minnesota, welcome to the program, sir.CALLER: Rush, it's an honor to talk with you. I've been listening since I was a kid and I'd like to think I'm following in your footsteps to some degree.RUSH: Thank you very much, sir. It would be very difficult to do, but I admire the effort.CALLER: I'm (laughing).RUSH: Was that being rude? Was that being rude?CALLER: I'm from Missouri, work in music radio in Kansas City, and now I host a conservative talk show. So anyway, I...

RUSH: Betty in Newport, Rhode Island, nice to have you on the EIB Network today. Hello.CALLER: Hello, Rush. Um, I've been listening to you -- I'll preface my call like everybody else does -- ever since you've been on the air, but I think you're becoming terribly rude. I thought you were terribly rude to Keith, the caller that called you a little while ago. You insulted him, and he was just criticizing you. You say often that we're not saints, none of us are. I think you think you are!RUSH:...

RUSH: We remember the bad times better than the good times, according to LiveScience.com. "We remember the bad times better than the good because our emotions influence how we process memories, a new review of research shows. When people recall significant, emotional events in their lives, such as their wedding day or the birth of their first child, they're generally very confident about how well they remember the details of the event. But whether or not this confidence is warranted is debatable,...

RUSH: Democrat fundraiser and Clinton bundler, Norman Hsu, has failed to appear for a bail hearing in Redwood City, California. Don't you just hate it when this happens? He's going to lose $2 million in bail that he posted last week. A judge has issued a new warrant for his arrest. Hsu's lawyer says he doesn't know where he is. Well, I can tell you where he is. Try China! That's where all the Clinton fundraisers go when they want to flee the jurisdiction: the Riadys, the Lippo Group people,...

RUSH: What do you think of this headline? This from Bloomberg: "Clinton, Obama Back Bigger Army to Blunt Soft-on-Security Slams -- Michael Dukakis's tank ride and John Kerry's Iraq flip-flop still haunt the Democratic Party. This year's presidential candidates are aggressively working to avoid soft-on-security images, keeping in mind the ridicule Republicans heaped on nominees Dukakis for posing as a tank commander in 1988 and Kerry when he tried in 2004 to explain contradictory votes on funding...

RUSH: Dadelut dadelut dadelut dadelut. I usually do the global warming update in the third hour, so I'm going to do it in the first hour today. Wait 'til you hear some of this stuff. (Playing of Ball of Fire.) That's our buddy Paul Shanklin as Algore in one of our three global warming update themes, Ball of Fire. From the Wall Street Journal yesterday: "Israel-Bashing," and climate hysteria in the European parliament. Now, get this. The only thing that matters here is the last paragraph of...

RUSH: All right, the Larry Craig situation. This is not about the fact he may change his mind, or is thinking about changing his mind and not resigning. It is instead something that I find incredible. In all of modern-era politics, recent politics, name for me the political figure who is most widely known for sexual indiscretions? Who would that figure be? Bill Clinton is the expert, right? Bill Clinton is the go-to guy. When you want to find out what somebody else going through this is going...

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"I'm not saying warming isn't happening, but I'll damn well assert that man's not responsible for it. We don't have that kind of power.""Global warming has all the elements of a major religion. It has the Garden of Eden: the pristine planet. It has original sin: pollution. And it has redemption and salvation: driving a Prius." "People keep sending me e-mails: 'You know, Rush, this sniffing of yours is becoming a habit.' No, it's...

Story #1: Nepal Airline Sacrifices Goats to Fix 757RUSH: Did you hear about this? "Officials at Nepal's state-run airline have sacrificed two goats to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god, following technical problems with one of its Boeing 757 aircraft, the carrier said on Tuesday. Nepal Airlines, which has two Boeing aircraft, has had to suspend some services in recent weeks due the problem. The goats were sacrificed in front of the troublesome aircraft on Sunday at Nepal's only international...