RUSH: A lot of you people are objecting to my speculation Obama could reinstitute the draft. Who's his chief of staff? Rahm Emanuel, right? Let's go back to 2006, New York Daily News reporter Ben Smith talking to Rahm Emanuel. Smith said, "I meant to ask you about this universal service piece of the plan. Can you tell me about this? How's it gonna work? Are people going to live in barracks?"EMANUEL: Universal Civil Defense Training. We were saying somewhere between the ages of 18 and 25,...

RUSH: So not very long ago, ladies and gentlemen, I received a depressing e-mail. Here I am in the middle of what I think is a gangbuster radio program today. We here at the EIB Network are having literally more fun than a human being should be allowed to have, and I get this e-mail that says, "Your show is depressing the heck out of me today." I said, "What? We're having fun here." "No, it's depressing as hell!!!" Three exclamation points. And I got to thinking, what about this show could...

RUSH: To Newark, Delaware, Bob, glad you called. You're next on the Rush Limbaugh program. Hi.CALLER: Yes, Rush. I was really glad to hear you bring up the Biden situation about the caretaker for the Senate seat for Beau Biden. My wife has filed a freedom of information request with the governor's office concerning all documents involving this situation.RUSH: Worthless.CALLER: No, no, I absolutely agree with you, but the point is, she filed it, which hopefully then Minner won't get some big...

RUSH: You know last week during the hubbub over "Barack the 'Magic Negro'" when I was away, I had a bunch of people concerned, send me e-mails, "You need to hire a PR firm for when you're gone, Rush, you're getting beat up. They're destroying you out there and you're not out there to defend yourself," and so forth. I'm not going to hire a PR firm. All they would do is arrange a meeting with the New York Times editorial board. But if I were gonna hire a PR firm, you know who I would hire? Hamas....

RUSH: Cookie, I hope you're rolling on this Obama video. He just emerged from a meeting with his economic advisors and he's explaining it. They're going to have to spend a lot of money to jump-start the economy. It's so wrong, it is so wrong. It's not how you revive and jump-start an economy. You don't do it that way. This is what I mean by the hard left. But I hope she's rolling on it because you cannot hear him. There are so many photographers in there snapping their shudders and the...

RUSH: I do want to spend some time, ladies and gentlemen, on just the unfortunate and sad circumstances that have cropped up here during the transition of the Bamster. So many, so many things are in his way. Democrat factions could stall grand plans. Democrats waver on Obama plan. Dianne Feinstein fit to be tied over the appointment of Leon Panetta at CIA. It's just a shame. I think it's terribly unfortunate and I, ladies and gentlemen, want to lead the sympathy parade here in an effort here...

RUSH: Now it's official. "Joseph Kennedy announced yesterday he's laying off 20 employees and temporarily halting most of his winter fuel-assistance programs due to Citgo yanking $100 million in support for the nonprofit Citizens Energy," which Joe Kennedy runs. "I'm very hopeful we can turn this around," said Joe Kennedy, who vowed to try to meet with Citgo to pitch keeping the project. He urged people to directly write to Citgo to appeal to start the program again, which was supposed to officially...

RUSH: Fantastic, ladies and gentlemen, fantastic. The Bamster's hope and change are evaporating in a steam cloud over the US Capitol. Roland Burris, subject of a piece today in the Chicago Tribune. The headline of the piece in the Chicago Tribune today: "Filling Obama's Seat Becomes Test of Authentic Blackness." The Drive-By Media once again exploring the concept of "authentic blackness." Greetings, my friends, great to have you here. Rush Limbaugh back for day two after the vacation. We...

Rush's Morning Update: Politics!January 7, 2009Watch It! Download Morning Update Video in QuickTimeListen to It! Windows Media Player|RealPlayer On Monday, Democrats in the House of Representatives revised the rulebook. Gone aremeasures that Republicans put in place, limiting the terms committee chairman can serveto ensure they don't grow too powerful. Also gone: measures allowing the minority party(in this case, theRepublicans)the ability to offer alternative legislation, or to stop...

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"I watched the new Senate and House get sworn in. This is like the bank welcoming in the thieves, opening the vault and saying, 'Have at it!'""I don't want to hear objections about Panetta based on his lack of experience as a spy or as an intel guy. If we can have a commander-in-chief with absolutely no experience, why can't someone lead the CIA who doesn't know a peephole from the ground?""If I were going to hire a PR firm, you...