RUSH: Here's David in Atlanta. You're next on the EIB Network. Hello, sir.CALLER: Longtime, fifth-time mega dittos. RUSH: Yes.CALLER: Rush, I've got to give you credit once again. I think your astute analysis is what's behind, at least for a large part, Huckabee's recent swipe at George W. Bush for not pulling something like the surge sooner. When you said that you think the liberals paint Huckabee as another Bush, so they can run against Bush again -- not that he is exactly, but they're trying...

RUSH: Here's David in Atlanta. You're next on the EIB Network. Hello, sir.CALLER: Longtime, fifth-time mega dittos. RUSH: Yes.CALLER: Rush, I've got to give you credit once again. I think your astute analysis is what's behind, at least for a large part, Huckabee's recent swipe at George W. Bush for not pulling something like the surge sooner. When you said that you think the liberals paint Huckabee as another Bush, so they can run against Bush again -- not that he is exactly, but they're trying...

RUSH: This National Enquirer story, John Edwards' lovechild, I've been having trouble with this. I'm not sure I buy this. But I think I understand why the story hit last night. From NBC: "In an Insider Advantage poll in Iowa, John Edwards leads among 977 likely voters, 30, 26, 24 over Clinton and Obama. He's also the clear second choice winner, 42, 29, 28 over Clinton and Obama. It's the first poll to show Edwards solely in the lead in Iowa since July." Bammo! National Enquirer story hits...

RUSH: This is North Canton, Ohio. Rick, nice to have you on the EIB Network. Hello.CALLER: Hi, Rush. Hey, thanks for taking my call --RUSH: Yes, sir.CALLER: -- and thanks for doing what you do. I just wanted to make a comment on the whole Hillary appearance issue.RUSH: Yeah.CALLER: And I just wanted to say it seems that the left is always willing to embrace appearances, except when it works to their disadvantage, and I'm reminded of the Nixon-Kennedy debate. People that listened to that...

RUSH: The energy bill. What a disaster. It's just an absolute disaster. "Energy Bill Boosts Fuel-Economy Standards -- One-hundred watt lightbulbs to vanish," and you're going to get stickers on your car saying how much your carbon footprint is, what your emissions are. In addition to the sticker over the price, you'll get a sticker telling you how much your car is going to pollute, like all the warning stickers on the sun visors that make you think you're an idiot. Jane Harman (D-CA) said, "In...

RUSH: The brilliant monologue that I gave on Monday on this program regarding Mrs. Clinton and the society in which we live's perfection addiction, will not go away. The story will not go away, WCBS-TV went out on the street. They ran a news story like I used to be covered in 1988 or '89. They actually used video of me from 1988, '89! It's exactly the way I got covered when I first started this show. It is just funny as hell, and we're going to listen to it when we come back from this break....

RUSH: Here's David in Atlanta. You're next on the EIB Network. Hello, sir.CALLER: Longtime, fifth-time mega dittos. RUSH: Yes.CALLER: Rush, I've got to give you credit once again. I think your astute analysis is what's behind, at least for a large part, Huckabee's recent swipe at George W. Bush for not pulling something like the surge sooner. When you said that you think the liberals paint Huckabee as another Bush, so they can run against Bush again -- not that he is exactly, but they're trying...

RUSH: This is North Canton, Ohio. Rick, nice to have you on the EIB Network. Hello.CALLER: Hi, Rush. Hey, thanks for taking my call --RUSH: Yes, sir.CALLER: -- and thanks for doing what you do. I just wanted to make a comment on the whole Hillary appearance issue.RUSH: Yeah.CALLER: And I just wanted to say it seems that the left is always willing to embrace appearances, except when it works to their disadvantage, and I'm reminded of the Nixon-Kennedy debate. People that listened to that...

RUSH: The energy bill. What a disaster. It's just an absolute disaster. "Energy Bill Boosts Fuel-Economy Standards -- One-hundred watt lightbulbs to vanish," and you're going to get stickers on your car saying how much your carbon footprint is, what your emissions are. In addition to the sticker over the price, you'll get a sticker telling you how much your car is going to pollute, like all the warning stickers on the sun visors that make you think you're an idiot. Jane Harman (D-CA) said, "In...

RUSH: The brilliant monologue that I gave on Monday on this program regarding Mrs. Clinton and the society in which we live's perfection addiction, will not go away. The story will not go away, WCBS-TV went out on the street. They ran a news story like I used to be covered in 1988 or '89. They actually used video of me from 1988, '89! It's exactly the way I got covered when I first started this show. It is just funny as hell, and we're going to listen to it when we come back from this break....

RUSH: Here's David in Atlanta. You're next on the EIB Network. Hello, sir.CALLER: Longtime, fifth-time mega dittos. RUSH: Yes.CALLER: Rush, I've got to give you credit once again. I think your astute analysis is what's behind, at least for a large part, Huckabee's recent swipe at George W. Bush for not pulling something like the surge sooner. When you said that you think the liberals paint Huckabee as another Bush, so they can run against Bush again -- not that he is exactly, but they're trying...

RUSH: This is North Canton, Ohio. Rick, nice to have you on the EIB Network. Hello.CALLER: Hi, Rush. Hey, thanks for taking my call --RUSH: Yes, sir.CALLER: -- and thanks for doing what you do. I just wanted to make a comment on the whole Hillary appearance issue.RUSH: Yeah.CALLER: And I just wanted to say it seems that the left is always willing to embrace appearances, except when it works to their disadvantage, and I'm reminded of the Nixon-Kennedy debate. People that listened to that...

RUSH: The energy bill. What a disaster. It's just an absolute disaster. "Energy Bill Boosts Fuel-Economy Standards -- One-hundred watt lightbulbs to vanish," and you're going to get stickers on your car saying how much your carbon footprint is, what your emissions are. In addition to the sticker over the price, you'll get a sticker telling you how much your car is going to pollute, like all the warning stickers on the sun visors that make you think you're an idiot. Jane Harman (D-CA) said, "In...

RUSH: The brilliant monologue that I gave on Monday on this program regarding Mrs. Clinton and the society in which we live's perfection addiction, will not go away. The story will not go away, WCBS-TV went out on the street. They ran a news story like I used to be covered in 1988 or '89. They actually used video of me from 1988, '89! It's exactly the way I got covered when I first started this show. It is just funny as hell, and we're going to listen to it when we come back from this break....

RUSH: Here's David in Atlanta. You're next on the EIB Network. Hello, sir.CALLER: Longtime, fifth-time mega dittos. RUSH: Yes.CALLER: Rush, I've got to give you credit once again. I think your astute analysis is what's behind, at least for a large part, Huckabee's recent swipe at George W. Bush for not pulling something like the surge sooner. When you said that you think the liberals paint Huckabee as another Bush, so they can run against Bush again -- not that he is exactly, but they're trying...

RUSH: This is North Canton, Ohio, Rick, nice to have you on the EIB Network. Hello.CALLER: Hi, Rush. Hey, thanks for taking my call --RUSH: Yes, sir.CALLER: -- and thanks for doing what you do. I just wanted to make a comment on the whole Hillary appearance issue.RUSH: Yeah.CALLER: And I just wanted to say it seems that the left is always willing to embrace appearances, except when it works to their disadvantageous, and I'm reminded of the Nixon-Kennedy debate. People that listened to that...

No Energy in the "Energy" Bill We could have used some coal in our stockings.

RUSH: The brilliant monologue that I gave on Monday on this program regarding Mrs. Clinton and the society in which we live's perfection addiction, will not go away. The story will not go away, WCBS-TV went out on the street. They ran a news story like I used to be covered in 1988 or '89. They actually used video of me from 1988, '89! It's exactly the way I got covered when I first started this show. It is just funny as hell, and we're going to listen to it when we come back from this break....

RUSH: This is amazing. It's from the Los Angeles Times. "Is Clinton Now Planting People in Campaign Forums? -- An amazing coincidence today on the campaign trail in Iowa with Hillary Clinton." Keep in mind, folks that nothing that happens with the Clintons is coincidence. "The New York senator was in Donnellson, Iowa continuing a broad statewide tour by herself, her husband, Magic Johnson and relatives and friends who've spread out to all 99 crucial counties to tell stories about her to soften...

RUSH: Bill in Denver, I'm glad you called. Welcome to the program, sir.CALLER: Rush, thank you very much -- RUSH: Yes.CALLER: -- and for all that you are doing against the onerous manmade global warming hoax. I'm very frustrated over the energy bill, and that the president signed it, and we seem to be losing the battle against manmade global warming hoax. I'm very frustrated about it, and I've had some dialogue with a NASA scientist. Dr. Spencer probably knows him, and I just wanted to share...

RUSH: Let's go to the audio sound bites. Let's pick up here. We'll start with number ten. The Meathead was on PBS -- Rob Reiner -- Tavis Smiley Show, and Tavis Smiley says, "So you're supporting Hillary? But Algore, I'm told, was your first choice."THE MEATHEAD: I supported Algore during the 2000 election --SMILEY: Mmm.THE MEATHEAD: -- and I'm very close friends with him election --SMILEY: Mmm.THE MEATHEAD: -- and, you know, I waited to see what he was going to do, you know, quite frankly....

RUSH: Oh, Jayne in Tulsa. You're still without power?CALLER: No. I got my power back on Monday, thank God.RUSH: Oh, you were without it for just a week. Okay. I misread the line.CALLER: Yeah, I was without it for eight days, and let me tell you, it was miserable. It was miserable on everyone I know, and I still have family that is without power.RUSH: Before this happened, what was your...? This is not a trick question, and if you don't want to answer it, you don't have to. I'm not trying...

RUSH: Justin in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It's nice to have you with us on the EIB Network. Hello.CALLER: Hi, Rush. Thanks for taking my phone call. Say, sorry to change up subjects on you, but I thought something on a little bit lighter note. What do you think about this whole... the Spears family spreading like wildfire now, the second Spears sister having a child with a man that's old enough to go to jail for it?RUSH: I don't think there is anything extraordinary about the Spears family...

RUSH: Here's David in Atlanta. You're next on the EIB Network. Hello, sir.CALLER: Longtime, fifth-time mega dittos. RUSH: Yes.CALLER: Rush, I've got to give you credit once again. I think your astute analysis is what's behind, at least for a large part, Huckabee's recent swipe at George W. Bush for not pulling something like the surge sooner. When you said that you think the liberals paint Huckabee as another Bush, so they can run against Bush again -- not that he is exactly, but they're trying...

RUSH: This is North Canton, Ohio, Rick, nice to have you on the EIB Network. Hello.CALLER: Hi, Rush. Hey, thanks for taking my call --RUSH: Yes, sir.CALLER: -- and thanks for doing what you do. I just wanted to make a comment on the whole Hillary appearance issue.RUSH: Yeah.CALLER: And I just wanted to say it seems that the left is always willing to embrace appearances, except when it works to their disadvantageous, and I'm reminded of the Nixon-Kennedy debate. People that listened to that...

RUSH: All right, the Hillary Clinton campaign is now off on its "likability" phase, and Howard Kurtz has a story today: "For Clinton, A Matter of Fair Media -- Senator's Camp Insists That the Press Holds Her To a Tougher Standard." Well, of course it does, Howard! She's telling everybody she's got far more experience than everybody else, so she ought to be held to a different standard: the experience standard. "After weeks of bad news, Hillary Clinton and her strategists hoped that winning the...

RUSH: This National Enquirer story, John Edwards' lovechild, I've been having trouble with this. I'm not sure I buy this. But I think I understand why the story hit last night. From NBC: "In an Insider Advantage poll in Iowa, John Edwards leads among 977 likely voters, 30, 26, 24 over Clinton and Obama. He's also the clear second choice winner, 42, 29, 28 over Clinton and Obama. It's the first poll to show Edwards solely in the lead in Iowa since July." Bammo! National Enquirer story hits...

RUSH: The brilliant monologue that I gave on Monday on this program regarding Mrs. Clinton and the society in which we live's perfection addiction, will not go away. The story will not go away, WCBS-TV went out on the street. They ran a news story like I used to be covered in 1988 or '89. They actually used video of me from 1988, '89! It's exactly the way I got covered when I first started this show. It is just funny as hell, and we're going to listen to it when we come back from this break....

RUSH: I'm sure you've heard about the little fire that took place in the Executive Office Building, OEO over across the street from the West Wing of the White House, the ceremonial office of the vice president -- which I, of course, a powerful, influential member of the media, have seen on several occasions. It had some water damage and some smoke damage. The Drive-Bys... Some in the Drive-Bys actually think that Cheney might have started the fire to destroy more CIA tapes or other sensitive documents!...

RUSH: The energy bill. What a disaster. It's just an absolute disaster. "Energy Bill Boosts Fuel-Economy Standards -- One-hundred watt lightbulbs to vanish," and you're going to get stickers on your car saying how much your carbon footprint is, what your emissions are. In addition to the sticker over the price, you'll get a sticker telling you how much your car is going to pollute, like all the warning stickers on the sun visors that make you think you're an idiot. Jane Harman (D-CA) said, "In...

Rush's Morning Update: TourDecember 20, 2007Watch It! Download Morning Update Video in QuickTimeListen to It! Windows Media Player|RealPlayer In 1999 Mrs. Bill Clinton, running for the Senate, promised to do three things for New York residents: fix health care,improve education,and provide economic development to upstate New York. She embarked on a "listening tour"to learn firsthand how to deliver on those promises.Now, I have here, folks, in my nicotine-stained fingers, a news item from...

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"Bill is putting himself out there as a third-term president who's not on the presidential ballot. This is not about Hillary anymore.""This is not going to amuse Sheryl Crow: 'A bride getting married in toilet paper -- two ply, extra soft toilet paper -- plans to get hitched on Wednesday in a public restroom.' That's bad news for the guy, because we all know you're never supposed to squeeze the Charmin.""What did you say, Snerdley?...

RUSH: Here's David in Atlanta. You're next on the EIB Network. Hello, sir.CALLER: Longtime, fifth-time mega dittos. RUSH: Yes.CALLER: Rush, I've got to give you credit once again. I think your astute analysis is what's behind, at least for a large part, Huckabee's recent swipe at George W. Bush for not pulling something like the surge sooner. When you said that you think the liberals paint Huckabee as another Bush, so they can run against Bush again -- not that he is exactly, but they're trying...

RUSH: This National Enquirer story, John Edwards' lovechild, I've been having trouble with this. I'm not sure I buy this. But I think I understand why the story hit last night. From NBC: "In an Insider Advantage poll in Iowa, John Edwards leads among 977 likely voters, 30, 26, 24 over Clinton and Obama. He's also the clear second choice winner, 42, 29, 28 over Clinton and Obama. It's the first poll to show Edwards solely in the lead in Iowa since July." Bammo! National Enquirer story hits...

RUSH: This is North Canton, Ohio. Rick, nice to have you on the EIB Network. Hello.CALLER: Hi, Rush. Hey, thanks for taking my call --RUSH: Yes, sir.CALLER: -- and thanks for doing what you do. I just wanted to make a comment on the whole Hillary appearance issue.RUSH: Yeah.CALLER: And I just wanted to say it seems that the left is always willing to embrace appearances, except when it works to their disadvantage, and I'm reminded of the Nixon-Kennedy debate. People that listened to that...

RUSH: The energy bill. What a disaster. It's just an absolute disaster. "Energy Bill Boosts Fuel-Economy Standards -- One-hundred watt lightbulbs to vanish," and you're going to get stickers on your car saying how much your carbon footprint is, what your emissions are. In addition to the sticker over the price, you'll get a sticker telling you how much your car is going to pollute, like all the warning stickers on the sun visors that make you think you're an idiot. Jane Harman (D-CA) said, "In...

RUSH: The brilliant monologue that I gave on Monday on this program regarding Mrs. Clinton and the society in which we live's perfection addiction, will not go away. The story will not go away, WCBS-TV went out on the street. They ran a news story like I used to be covered in 1988 or '89. They actually used video of me from 1988, '89! It's exactly the way I got covered when I first started this show. It is just funny as hell, and we're going to listen to it when we come back from this break....

Story #1: KGB Putin Wins TIME Person of YearRUSH: You gotta be kidding me! Vladimir Putin, TIME Magazine's Man of the Year? Do you understand how irritated Gore has to be over this? What, Snerdley? Well, I thought I should be in the running. You know, they called me. TIME Magazine called me.They sent me an e-mail(as you know, H. R., because you forwarded it to me some weeks ago) wanting my suggestion, and I said, "To hell with this! If they're asking me for my suggestion, it means that they're...