RUSH: I want to start with President Bush's press conference today. It was basically about oil, basically about energy prices and so forth. We have a couple of sound bites from the president and then a response, an irresponsible response from New York Senator Chuck Schumer. Here's the first of two sound bites from President Bush. Well, actually, this is an answer to a question from a reporter. "You have said that we need to wait until the first stimulus has taken effect to act again, but since...

RUSH: I want to start with President Bush's press conference today. It was basically about oil, basically about energy prices and so forth. We have a couple of sound bites from the president and then a response, an irresponsible response from New York Senator Chuck Schumer. Here's the first of two sound bites from President Bush. Well, actually, this is an answer to a question from a reporter. "You have said that we need to wait until the first stimulus has taken effect to act again, but since...

RUSH: Ladies and gentlemen, I am calling an operational pause in Operation Chaos. We have a week to figure out now what's best to do. If your state still allows voter registration, keep that up, continue to register as a Democrat in upcoming Operation Chaos primaries. I think it's too late in Indiana and North Carolina. Oregon, last day is today. There are other states coming down the pike, and Puerto Rico. But I'm calling an operational pause, and I will tell you why. My first gut reaction,...

RUSH: We have a couple sound bites of Mrs. Clinton, by the way, before we go to the break here. This afternoon, she held a press conference on oil prices and the like, and it's embarrassing. Listen.HILLARY: When I'm president, we will finally get tough with OPEC. You know, OPEC is a cartel. It's basically a monopoly of the 13 biggest oil producing nations. They get together in a room a couple of times a year, they decide how much oil they will produce and what the price will be. If you did...

RUSH: Correct me if I'm wrong here. He just threw Jeremiah Wright under the bus, and the train. He totally disowned him, right? Did he use the word? Barack Obama is giving that press conference now that I was misunderinformed. I was told it was going to happen later this afternoon. But he said he is upset that Reverend Wright is the focus of attention; that Wright doesn't speak for him or for his campaign; he doesn't associate himself with any of Wright's statements. He's called his statements...

RUSH: Local news in Indiana is heating up with Operation Chaos talk. Democrats are planning on challenging Operation Chaos voters, and forcing them to sign affidavits. It is the Votestopo! The Democrat Party Indiana Votestopo is trying to intimidate voters on Tuesday. WISH-TV correspondent Jim Shella, on Operation Chaos. You will also hear from Indiana Democrat Party chairman Dan Parker, Indiana secretary of state Todd Rokita.SHELLA: Bill Clinton campaigned for his wife Hillary in Carmel,...

RUSH: Chaos has erupted even further on the Democrat side in the presidential campaign. "Barack Obama made a call for nonviolence in the aftermath of the Sean Bell verdict -- infuriating the Rev. Al Sharpton, who accused the presidential candidate of trying to 'grandstand in front of white people.'" This is in the New York Post today. "During what a source described as a 'heated' phone call yesterday, Sharpton told Obama he was disappointed with the Illinois senator's words on Friday, when Obama...

RUSH: Guess who else has spoken, ladies and gentlemen? I just love the roster of ex-Democrat candidates and presidents that speak up and attempt to offer their wisdom for the Democrats finding themselves in their current plight, like Jimmy Carter. Now Michael Dukakis has spoken up. This is in the New York Observer: "The Massachusetts Democratic primary, along with nearly two dozen other primaries and caucuses, was held on Feb. 5. Hillary Clinton won it by 15 points, one of her best showings...

RUSH: I want to start with President Bush's press conference today. It was basically about oil, basically about energy prices and so forth. We have a couple of sound bites from the president and then a response, an irresponsible response from New York Senator Chuck Schumer. Here's the first of two sound bites from President Bush. Well, actually, this is an answer to a question from a reporter. "You have said that we need to wait until the first stimulus has taken effect to act again, but since...

Rush's Morning Update: More MoneyApril 30, 2008Watch It! Download Morning Update Video in QuickTimeListen to It! Windows Media Player|RealPlayer With rising prices, food riots, and uncertainty over food supplies worldwide,Democrats want more money. "This is the worst global food crisis in more than 30 years," says Democrat senator Dick Durbin. He seeks a $200 million increase for international food relief programs.Meanwhile, Tyson Foods-- one of the world's largest food producers-- issued...

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"Obama made a rookie mistake. He held his press conference between noon and three. Even the stupidest Democrats don't do that.""Could we talk about windfall government profits, Senator Schumer? You guys never do with less. You siphon $3 trillion a year from the American taxpayer, and you won't give back 18.4 cents per gallon of it for three months unless Big Oil pays for it? You have some audacity, Senator.""Folks, this is very...

Story #1: Beavers are Rodents, But They're Darn CuteRUSH: I just love beavers. I just do. There's a picture of a beaver building a dam up there on Fox, cute little thing. I know they're rodents, but I think those beavers are cute.Story #2: Hillary to Appear with O'Reilly on Fox NewsRUSH: By the way, Hillary's going on Fox News tomorrow night. Hillary's going to appear with Bill O'Reilly on The O'Reilly Factor tomorrow night at eight o'clock. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. All I can think back to is...