RUSH: We go back to Eureka, South Dakota, this is Charlie. I'm glad you waited, sir. Welcome to the EIB Network.CALLER: Rush, thank you very much.RUSH: You bet, sir.CALLER: I am totally honored and humbled by being able to wish you, sir -- the supreme conservative commander of the world -- mega dittos and Merry Christmas.RUSH: Thank you very much, and the same to you, sir.CALLER: I have a number of things about Mike Huckabee that I really, really love and I'd like to push one really neat...

RUSH: Now, this theory of mine based on this Drudge picture of Mrs. Clinton, with the headline: "The Toll of a Campaign." Now, it could well be that that's a sympathy photo, too, to make people feel sorry for how tough the campaign trail is. Now, I want to preface this by saying I know it's going to get out there. Media Matters is going to get hold of this and they're going to take it all out of context. We can expect that. It's a badge of honor when this happens, but for the rest of you, I want...

RUSH: We go back to Eureka, South Dakota, this is Charlie. I'm glad you waited, sir. Welcome to the EIB Network.CALLER: Rush, thank you very much.RUSH: You bet, sir.CALLER: I am totally honored and humbled by being able to wish you, sir -- the supreme conservative commander of the world -- mega dittos and Merry Christmas.RUSH: Thank you very much, and the same to you, sir.CALLER: I have a number of things about Mike Huckabee that I really, really love and I'd like to push one really neat...

RUSH: Here's Andy in Lemoore, California. Andy, I'm glad you called, and welcome to the EIB Network. Hello.CALLER: Hi, Rush.RUSH: Hey.CALLER: I have a question and maybe a comment. It seems to me that you're absent any kind of evaluation as to the performance of Mitt Romney yesterday on Meet the Press. I'm just curious as to why that seems to be the case?RUSH: In fact, I've got some Romney sound bites coming up in the second half hour of the program.CALLER: Okay. Well, you know, I guess...

RUSH: Now, this theory of mine based on this Drudge picture of Mrs. Clinton, with the headline: "The Toll of a Campaign." Now, it could well be that that's a sympathy photo, too, to make people feel sorry for how tough the campaign trail is. Now, I want to preface this by saying I know it's going to get out there. Media Matters is going to get hold of this and they're going to take it all out of context. We can expect that. It's a badge of honor when this happens, but for the rest of you, I want...

RUSH: We go back to Eureka, South Dakota, this is Charlie. I'm glad you waited, sir. Welcome to the EIB Network.CALLER: Rush, thank you very much.RUSH: You bet, sir.CALLER: I am totally honored and humbled by being able to wish you, sir -- the supreme conservative commander of the world -- mega dittos and Merry Christmas.RUSH: Thank you very much, and the same to you, sir.CALLER: I have a number of things about Mike Huckabee that I really, really love and I'd like to push one really neat...

RUSH: Now, this theory of mine based on this Drudge picture of Mrs. Clinton, with the headline: "The Toll of a Campaign." Now, it could well be that that's a sympathy photo, too, to make people feel sorry for how tough the campaign trail is. Now, I want to preface this by saying I know it's going to get out there. Media Matters is going to get hold of this and they're going to take it all out of context. We can expect that. It's a badge of honor when this happens, but for the rest of you, I want...

RUSH: We go back to Eureka, South Dakota, this is Charlie. I'm glad you waited, sir. Welcome to the EIB Network.CALLER: Rush, thank you very much.RUSH: You bet, sir.CALLER: I am totally honored and humbled by being able to wish you, sir -- the supreme conservative commander of the world -- mega dittos and Merry Christmas.RUSH: Thank you very much, and the same to you, sir.CALLER: I have a number of things about Mike Huckabee that I really, really love and I'd like to push one really neat...

RUSH: Now, this theory of mine based on this Drudge picture of Mrs. Clinton, with the headline: "The Toll of a Campaign." Now, it could well be that that's a sympathy photo, too, to make people feel sorry for how tough the campaign trail is. Now, I want to preface this by saying I know it's going to get out there. Media Matters is going to get hold of this and they're going to take it all out of context. We can expect that. It's a badge of honor when this happens, but for the rest of you, I want...

RUSH: We go back to Eureka, South Dakota, this is Charlie. I'm glad you waited, sir. Welcome to the EIB Network.CALLER: Rush, thank you very much.RUSH: You bet, sir.CALLER: I am totally honored and humbled by being able to wish you, sir -- the supreme conservative commander of the world -- mega dittos and Merry Christmas.RUSH: Thank you very much, and the same to you, sir.CALLER: I have a number of things about Mike Huckabee that I really, really love and I'd like to push one really neat...

RUSH: Now, this theory of mine based on this Drudge picture of Mrs. Clinton, with the headline: "The Toll of a Campaign." Now, it could well be that that's a sympathy photo, too, to make people feel sorry for how tough the campaign trail is. Now, I want to preface this by saying I know it's going to get out there. Media Matters is going to get hold of this and they're going to take it all out of context. We can expect that. It's a badge of honor when this happens, but for the rest of you, I want...

RUSH: David in Nashville, you're next. Great to have you as we kick off a brand-new week on the EIB Network. Hello.CALLER: Thank you, Rush. Merry Christmas.RUSH: Same to you, sir. CALLER: Well, I just wanted to share a story with you. I was listening to old Mannheim Steamroller this morning: Christmas Lullaby.RUSH: Yes.CALLER: And it took me back to a time when you closed out your Christmas season giving an inspirational talk while that music was playing, and it was a very difficult time...

RUSH: David in Nashville, you're next. Great to have you as we kick off a brand-new week on the EIB Network. Hello.CALLER: Thank you, Rush. Merry Christmas.RUSH: Same to you, sir. CALLER: Well, I just wanted to share a story with you. I was listening to old Mannheim Steamroller this morning: Christmas Lullaby.RUSH: Yes.CALLER: And it took me back to a time when you closed out your Christmas season giving an inspirational talk while that music was playing, and it was a very difficult time...

RUSH: Here's Andy in Lemoore, California. Andy, I'm glad you called, and welcome to the EIB Network. Hello.CALLER: Hi, Rush.RUSH: Hey.CALLER: I have a question and maybe a comment. It seems to me that you're absent any kind of evaluation as to the performance of Mitt Romney yesterday on Meet the Press. I'm just curious as to why that seems to be the case?RUSH: In fact, I've got some Romney sound bites coming up in the second half hour of the program.CALLER: Okay. Well, you know, I guess...

RUSH: Now, this theory of mine based on this Drudge picture of Mrs. Clinton, with the headline: "The Toll of a Campaign." Now, it could well be that that's a sympathy photo, too, to make people feel sorry for how tough the campaign trail is. Now, I want to preface this by saying I know it's going to get out there. Media Matters is going to get hold of this and they're going to take it all out of context. We can expect that. It's a badge of honor when this happens, but for the rest of you, I want...

RUSH: We go back to Eureka, South Dakota, this is Charlie. I'm glad you waited, sir. Welcome to the EIB Network.CALLER: Rush, thank you very much.RUSH: You bet, sir.CALLER: I am totally honored and humbled by being able to wish you, sir -- the supreme conservative commander of the world -- mega dittos and Merry Christmas.RUSH: Thank you very much, and the same to you, sir.CALLER: I have a number of things about Mike Huckabee that I really, really love and I'd like to push one really neat...

RUSH: This is yesterday in Council Bluffs, Iowa. This is at a campaign stop. This is a portion of a speech Mrs. Clinton gave.HILLARY: There's so much we can do if we work together as a world. Now, remember that movie Independence Day where invaders were come from outer space and the whole world was united against the invasion? Well, why can't we be united on behalf of our planet? And that's what I want to do, to get more and more people to understand that and be involved to protect our environment.RUSH:...

RUSH: Bill Clinton was on Charlie Rose. We've got the audio sound bites of this coming up later. "An unusually direct attack Friday night on Senator Obama. Clinton repeatedly questioned Obama's preparedness in the White House, noting that he took office in January 2005 and became a presidential candidate about two years later. But Mr. Obama was an Illinois state senator before that. He has ten or 11 years in," quote, unquote, "public service." Clinton said (impression), "Look, Charlie, when's...

RUSH: "NBC officially announced today that its two late-night stars, Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien, will return to the air on Jan. 2 even if the [writers] strike ... is not resolved by then. The two hosts would be forced to perform without writers, and might have to face opposition from the Writers Guild, which has thus far urged the late-night hosts to support the strike by staying off the air." But they want to get back. Why do they want to come back? I know they love their jobs. They love their...

RUSH: David in Nashville, you're next. Great to have you as we kick off a brand-new week on the EIB Network. Hello.CALLER: Thank you, Rush. Merry Christmas.RUSH: Same to you, sir. CALLER: Well, I just wanted to share a story with you. I was listening to old Mannheim Steamroller this morning: Christmas Lullaby.RUSH: Yes.CALLER: And it took me back to a time when you closed out your Christmas season giving an inspirational talk while that music was playing, and it was a very difficult time...

RUSH: We'll start in San Francisco today with Barbara. Glad you called. Welcome to the program.CALLER: Happy holidays, Rush.RUSH: Same to you.CALLER: You know, at the beginning of the hour you were talking about the news media whining about, you know, the persons who were hurt the most are women and minorities --RUSH: Right. Exactly.CALLER: -- and whatever.RUSH: And the poor, yeah, the poor.CALLER: Oh, the, of course, poor. Of course. Over here, if you're a minority or you're poor, we're...

RUSH: Did you hear what happened at the global warming thing in Bali? Oh! This is just too good, folks. From the UK Daily Mail. "Floods of Tears as Climate Change 'Hard Man' Breaks Down at Summit -- "He is known as the 'hard man' of climate-change negotiation. But after 12 exhausting days of trying to reach a worldwide agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, it was suddenly all too much for Yvo de Boer. As the 200-nation Bali conference wrangled over a minor procedural matter, the Dutch...

RUSH: Everybody's now debating the value of political endorsements since the schoolmarm at the Des Moines Register has engineered an editorial board endorsement of Mrs. Clinton -- and she's taking that like it's an endorsement from God in Iowa. It's something. Bill Clinton is all over the place. Bill Clinton is all over the place, on Charlie Rose on Friday night. He's all over the place on the weekend, and when I heard him say, "You know, I think Hillary may not win Iowa," my antenna went up. The...

Rush's Morning Update: Bah Humbug!December 18, 2007Watch It! Download Morning Update Video in QuickTimeListen to It! Windows Media Player|RealPlayer Tsk, tsk. My friends, once again,you people are not doing your part. According to the Drive-By Media, your Christmas shopping has been lukewarm. You've put retailers in a bind, "despite generous discounts and expanded store hours." They're desperately hoping you'll show up to shop this weekor else the entire season will be a huge bust.Some of...

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"The Clintons are making the case that Obama is an idiot, unqualified. The black guy can't get it done.""That picture of Hillary on the Drudge Report... you know, I have a theory about that. I don't know if I should mention this; people are going to think that I'm being mean when I'm not. Hmm, this is so risky to do. But, hey: I do risky.""Yes, we're here in New York. It's holiday time, so I have to come up here and show the New...

RUSH: Now, this theory of mine based on this Drudge picture of Mrs. Clinton, with the headline: "The Toll of a Campaign." Now, it could well be that that's a sympathy photo, too, to make people feel sorry for how tough the campaign trail is. Now, I want to preface this by saying I know it's going to get out there. Media Matters is going to get hold of this and they're going to take it all out of context. We can expect that. It's a badge of honor when this happens, but for the rest of you, I want...

RUSH: Now, this theory of mine based on this Drudge picture of Mrs. Clinton, with the headline: "The Toll of a Campaign." Now, it could well be that that's a sympathy photo, too, to make people feel sorry for how tough the campaign trail is. Now, I want to preface this by saying I know it's going to get out there. Media Matters is going to get hold of this and they're going to take it all out of context. We can expect that. It's a badge of honor when this happens, but for the rest of you, I want...

RUSH: We go back to Eureka, South Dakota, this is Charlie. I'm glad you waited, sir. Welcome to the EIB Network.CALLER: Rush, thank you very much.RUSH: You bet, sir.CALLER: I am totally honored and humbled by being able to wish you, sir -- the supreme conservative commander of the world -- mega dittos and Merry Christmas.RUSH: Thank you very much, and the same to you, sir.CALLER: I have a number of things about Mike Huckabee that I really, really love and I'd like to push one really neat...

RUSH: Here's Andy in Lemoore, California. Andy, I'm glad you called, and welcome to the EIB Network. Hello.CALLER: Hi, Rush.RUSH: Hey.CALLER: I have a question and maybe a comment. It seems to me that you're absent any kind of evaluation as to the performance of Mitt Romney yesterday on Meet the Press. I'm just curious as to why that seems to be the case?RUSH: In fact, I've got some Romney sound bites coming up in the second half hour of the program.CALLER: Okay. Well, you know, I guess...

RUSH: Now, this theory of mine based on this Drudge picture of Mrs. Clinton, with the headline: "The Toll of a Campaign." Now, it could well be that that's a sympathy photo, too, to make people feel sorry for how tough the campaign trail is. Now, I want to preface this by saying I know it's going to get out there. Media Matters is going to get hold of this and they're going to take it all out of context. We can expect that. It's a badge of honor when this happens, but for the rest of you, I want...

Story #1: Lieberman Endorses McCain on McCain's TermsRUSH: The rancor of a presidential campaign continues to light up December as though it is October of 2008. We've had Lieberman, Joe Lieberman, endorsing John McCain. Let me ask you a question, folks. When was the last time that you can remember a liberal -- and Lieberman is a liberal. I love Lieberman, don't misunderstand. He's great on the war and on national security and so forth, but you look at his voting record on other issues, domestic...