RUSH: From the New York Times today, a story by Carl Hulse and David Herszenhorn, the headline: "'Lawmakers Reenergized on Energy' -- Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, said anxiety over fuel oil costs is at crisis proportions in her state. Senator Amy Klobuchar, Democrat of Minnesota, said oil drilling advocates weighed in from the sidelines as she marched in a Fourth of July parade. Senator Bob Casey, Democrat of Pennsylvania, heard it even closer to home, from his own teenager. 'My...

RUSH: Ken in Mission Viejo, California, welcome to the EIB Network. Hello.CALLER: Good morning, Doctor of Truth! Retired army, Vietnam vet.RUSH: Thank you, sir.CALLER: I would like you to shine the light of truth on the distortions the Democrats are using to claim they're not going to raise taxes. By not extending the Bush tax cuts, they're going to bring us to the biggest tax increase we've ever had in our lives.RUSH: Let me tell you something, it's not just that. Obama's going to be raising...

RUSH: All right, to the phones we go, Charles in Fort Hood, Texas. Thank you so much for waiting, sir. Welcome to the EIB Network.CALLER: Hey, Rush. It's an honor to speak to you, sir.RUSH: Thank you.CALLER: I'm a little nervous. First-time caller, longtime listener, and I'm kind of switching gears. I know it's not Open Line Friday, but I'm going to be deploying to Afghanistan on Friday, so I will not be able to call you because I will be busy packing and all kinds of good stuff.RUSH: What...

RUSH: "Glaciers on California's Mt. Shasta Keep Growing." The AP amazingly reporting this: "Reaching more than 14,000 feet above sea level, Mt. Shasta dominates the landscape of high plains and conifer forests in far Northern California. While it's not California's tallest mountain, the tongues of ice creeping down Shasta's volcanic flanks--" oh, speaking of that, I saw the funniest thing. These volcanoes in Hawaii, there's a lot of lava flowing out of these things, and Fox had pictures of it...

RUSH: About Obama and his suggestion that you start teaching your children Spanish, fine and dandy, but I have some other languages I think they should learn first. And your kids should have learned it from you if they're not learning it in school. The odds are pretty good they're not learning it there: the language of economists, to be able to translate phrases like, "supply and demand," and understand their meaning. The language of scientists and climatologists, to be able to listen in on their...

RUSH: Kathy in Las Vegas, welcome to the EIB Network. Hello.CALLER: Hi, Rush. How are you?RUSH: Fine. Never better.CALLER: Oh, good. I love your show, listen to you every time I can.RUSH: Appreciate that.CALLER: I have a question for you. Do you think Israel will retaliate against Iran while Bush is in office?RUSH: Well, it's possible. I don't think they'll do it before the election.CALLER: No?RUSH: There's nothing to retaliate against yet. These are just test firings of missiles....

RUSH: From the Australian newspaper, the Herald Sun: "Psychiatrists have detected the first case of 'climate change delusion' -- and they haven't even yet got to Kevin Rudd and his global warming guru." Kevin Rudd, the new prime minister of Australia. "Writing in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, Joshua Wolf and Robert Salo of our Royal Children's Hospital say this delusion was a 'previously unreported phenomenon.'" Here's the first reported case. "A 17-year-old man was referred...

RUSH: I mentioned, ladies and gentlemen, that while Iran has launched a bunch of missiles that can reach Israel, Obama is telling everybody we need to learn to speak Spanish. Let's listen to Obama discussing this latest development from Iran. First, we'll start at Good Morning America today. Diane Sawyer said to The Messiah, "As you know, Iran has test-fired nine missiles, including one of them the Shahab-3 that has a 1250-mile range. They said it could reach Israel. What should the US do in...

RUSH: Now I mentioned at the top of the program, ladies and gentlemen, time for Phase II Operation Chaos. Here are orders from headquarters. But first a little setup. There are two things happening that provide opportunities for troops in Operation Chaos to be deployed in Phase II. The Messiah, Lord Barack Obama, the most merciful, has issued commandments to the Democrat National Committee. It is his will that the way the party platform is written be changed. This year with the blessings of...

RUSH: Now we turn, ladies and gentlemen, to The Messiah, Lord Barack Obama, yesterday in Powder Springs, Georgia, at a campaign event.OBAMA: I don't understand when people are going around worrying about, "We need to have English only." They want to pass a law, "We want just, uh, we want English only." Now, I agree that immigrants should learn English. I agree with that. But, but, understand this. Instead of worrying about whether, uh, immigrants can learn English -- they'll learn English...

Rush's Morning Update: Too ManyJuly 10, 2008Watch It! Download Morning Update Video in QuickTimeListen to It! Windows Media Player|RealPlayer You may have seen this, folks. This week, a lot of your local Drive-By newspapers ran an AP story about glaciers that deserves a second look-- especially if you can read between the lines as I can.The story begins with the assertion that "global warming is shrinking glaciers all over the world." But then, the article describes a "rare exception"on...

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"There is no Shining City on a Hill without oil, gas, and coal. Democrats have hit the dimmer. They're trying to turn out the lights on that city.""There is a massive ego behind Obama. All of these pictures with him in light that looks like a halo is not by accident. When this guy says that he will see to it that rising seas begin to recede... I think half of him believes that he has mystical powers.""Obama screwed up, ladies and...