RUSH: Here's Barack Obama. I talked about how the left thinks that we just have to sacrifice, we all must sacrifice. We have to suffer. The only way this country will be just and fair is if everybody is equally miserable in their suffering and sacrifice -- and he said it, essentially, on Face the Nation yesterday. Bob Schieffer talked about announcing his plans today on the takeover of General Motors and canning the CEO. "What are these companies going to have to do, President Obama, in order...

RUSH: I need to do a shout-out here to Los Angeles Times columnist Andrew Klavan. He had a piece on their website, and in the print edition of the LA Times yesterday on the op-ed page: "'Take the Limbaugh Challenge' -- If you are reading this newspaper, the likelihood is that you agree with the Obama administration's recent attacks on conservative radio talker Rush Limbaugh. That's the likelihood; here's the certainty: You've never listened to Rush Limbaugh. Oh no, you haven't. Whenever I interrupt...

RUSH: Back to the phones to Flint, Michigan. This is Suzanne. It's great to have you on the EIB Network. Hi.CALLER: Hi, Rush. It is an honor and a pleasure to speak with you and thank you for getting the truth out to the American people.RUSH: Thank you very much, madam. I appreciate your acknowledgment.CALLER: The reason for my call is, I am from Flint, Michigan, and I want it to be known: I am a strong conservative Republican. I am livid at the announcement of our so-called president, Barack...

RUSH: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, we'll start with Dave. It's great to have you here, sir. Hello.CALLER: Hi, Rush. It's a pleasure and an honor to speak with you.RUSH: Thank you very much, sir.CALLER: Rush, ever since this debacle in Detroit has shown up, it seems as though Ford Motor Company has kind of dumped all the bullets and dodged all the bullets and whatever you want to call it, and Chrysler and General Motors seem to be taking all the brunt. Is Ford doing something differently, or are...

RUSH: Now, let's see. In New York, they've been going back and forth at the state level on budgets. They are over-budget. They have a deficit in the double-digit billions, and they've been going back and forth in the State Assembly in New York over whether to raise taxes. They finally decided to do it over the weekend. "Personal income taxes for the upper-middle class and the rich are about to skyrocket under a secret deal reached last night by Governor Paterson and the leaders of the legislature....

RUSH: Did you guys turn your lights on Saturday night 8:30? Boy, I did too! I lit up the whole place. I couldn't legally light up the back because of the stupid turtles, but I lit up the inside of the house as much as I could, and I got a lot of e-mails from people saying they did, too. And guess what? I got a couple charts here, I could link to at RushLimbaugh.com. Anthony Watts has a blog, and on his blog are two graphs of power demand -- one for Saturday, the next one for Sunday -- and they...

RUSH: Check this headline from the Associated Press after Obama fires Rick Wagoner, CEO, General Motors, and the stock market opens today, down now 273 points, the AP headline: "GM Shares Tumble After US Rejects Rescue Plan." That's not why the shares are tumbling. The shares are tumbling because the US rescue plan is government owning and operating the automobile companies. Hi, folks. Great to have you here as a new week of broadcast excellence is upon us. I am Rush Limbaugh, America's Truth...

Rush's Morning Update: Flee-Time!March 31, 2009Watch It! Download Morning Update Video in QuickTimeListen to It! Windows Media Player|RealPlayer New York City Mayor Bloomberg recently revealed that tax revenue from just 40,000 high-income earners was largely responsible for keeping the entire city afloat. He worried that raising taxes even higher would be the last straw – and force many of them to flee the city.But now, New York's unelected Governor, David Paterson, and Democrats in...

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"There's always been a line over which no president would cross with respect to the distinction between the public and private sectors. Obama has crossed that line.""GM's not going to be working with the government. They're going to be taking orders from the government. It's what happens when you run around with your hand out and take freebies, loans, whatever. You become obligated.""I cringe when I see so many people mindlessly,...