RUSH: Here is Matt in Allentown. Great to have you on the EIB Network, sir. Hello.CALLER: Hello, Rush. It's a pleasure. I'm just calling to say that I totally agreed with what you said earlier to Amanda about the Republican Party needs to change, and I think the Obama presidency might give us that opportunity where a McCain one might have actually hurt us.RUSH: Yeah, that was an operative theory as espoused by many, including me, on this program. But, you know, we ended up endorsing McCain...

RUSH: Jack in Bristol, Tennessee. Glad you called, sir, great to have you on the EIB Network.CALLER: Rush, thank you for having me on. First of all I'd like to thank you for your optimistic outlook on everything.RUSH: Thank you, sir.CALLER: You're welcome. My family's been making blue jeans in America for 96 years, and every day if I turn on the radio and hear what you have to say about anything, I know I'm gonna make it, it's up to me, my employees are safe, and we're going to do it. Bottom...

Big Oil Surrenders to the HoaxEl Rushbo will not surrender to the global warming hoax.

RUSH: All right, folks, National Football League divisional playoffs are this weekend. On Saturday we have the Baltimore Ravens at the Tennessee Titans, who used to be the Houston Oilers, my second favorite football team, coached by Bum Phillips. That's at 4:15. At eight o'clock on Saturday night we have the Arizona Cardinals in the Eastern time zone where they've not done well against the Carolina Panthers. On Sunday at one o'clock we have the Philadelphia McNabbs at the New York Giants. By...

RUSH: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Jeff, welcome to the EIB Network, sir. Hello.CALLER: Hey, it's an honor, Rush.RUSH: Thank you.CALLER: Mega dittos from the golf capital of the world.RUSH: Yes, sir.CALLER: I have a prediction. Lookie here. When we start this bailout thing, I believe it's going to end when we have to start bailing out the states. Down here in the South we're tired of bailing out Detroit and all these liberal Dems are driving the states right into the ground. I just don't...

RUSH: Now, Snerdley has asked a good question. Rare, but good question. When it doesn't work, aren't the American people going to blame the guy in charge? Well, who's that going to be? Obama? I am surprised at this question. I'm surprised that you would ask this question. Do you think the American people are going to blame Obama? Let me tell you what's going to happen. Mark this date down, January 9th, 2009. Within a week -- 'cause it's already actually started -- within a week of the...

RUSH: Just to show you how bad it is out there, let's go to the audio sound bites. Last night, Fox News Channel special report, Jim Angle played a portion of a phone call he had with Larry Flynt, the editor of Hustler magazine.FLYNT: Sex toys and novelties are gathering dust on the shelves, and so I think the government has responsibility to get out there and rejuvenate the libido and let us start enjoying the one thing left that's free.RUSH: That's Larry Flynt, editor of Hustler wanting a bailout...

RUSH: Barney Frank had a press conference today. I saw this press conference. It happened after the program here had already started. One of the things that Barney Frank said in his press conference, "We're very positive toward the incoming Obama administration, but in this case, we are Reaganites: Trust, but verify." Now, what does this mean? What is Barney Frank suspicious of? I think this goes back to a couple things I said last hour and something Barney said. He thinks Obama is way in...

RUSH: Yesterday morning in Washington, Obama held a press conference. An unidentified reporter said, "What about Roland Burris? Would you like to see him seated in your seat?"OBAMA: That is a Senate matter, uh, but I know Roland Burris, obviously, uh, uh, I -- he's from my home state. I think, uh, he's a fine public servant. If he gets seated, then I'm going to work with Roland Burris just like I work with all the other senators to make sure that the people of Illinois, uh, and the people of...

RUSH: Folks, I am conflicted. I'm not often conflicted. I am conflicted about Obama. He had another press conference today to announce -- (interruption) no, I'm being serious, I'm being serious. I'm conflicted here. Let me see if I can express this in the way I intend to. I want to say it the way I'm thinking it. He had another press conference today to announce Leon Panetta -- we need the James Bond theme for that, (doing Bond impression) "Panetta, Leon Panetta, Bond, James Bond" -- as the...

Rush's Morning Update: Restore ConfidenceJanuary 12, 2009Watch It! Download Morning Update Video in QuickTimeListen to It! Windows Media Player|RealPlayer Last Friday, new economic data was released. Unemployment jumped to 7.2 percent; retailers reported the worst Christmas sales figures in 40 years.Also on Friday,at yet another press conference,the President-select told reporters thathe would do what it takes to take what you'vegot to start the economy. He said ideology won't matter,...

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"There's one reason why Obama will not seek a meeting with me: I'm the only guy who might be able to change his mind." "I wonder if the average Zicam cotton swab has enough medication to treat Henry Waxman. Regardless, I'd love to see him try.""On one hand, I think that Obama is literally clueless and has no idea what he has put himself into, but on the other hand, I am convinced that Obama is a radical, extreme leftist. So the conflict...

Story #1: Unemployment Report: Obama Saves 93% of Jobs RUSH: Folks, I have to tell you something, the Drive-By Media is slipping. I'm surprised, ladies and gentlemen, that the Drive-By Media is slipping up this badly. You've heard about the new unemployment figure, 7.2%, and they're trumpeting the number, unemployment, 7.2%. That's not the way it works anymore. President-select Obama, the correct headline is, "Obama Saves 93% of all Jobs."Story #2: Employment Up in Education, Health Care, Gov't...