RUSH: I have to think that Geithner blew it here. I think that Geithner didn't want to say this, but he said it. I know he means it. He's on Charlie Rose last Wednesday night. Charlie Rose says, "But if in fact they pay all the money back, the TARP money back, these banks, you know, what restrictions will exist on their compensation policy at their individual institutions?"GEITHNER: The president is committed and is working with the leaders of Congress on very comprehensive broad-based financial...

RUSH: Obama actually said today that too many Americans are "skimping on health care" because they're in financial straits. You know, they're not spending on health care because they need to do other things, and they ought to be spending on health care. So that was his push for national health insurance. He had one of these meetings today with all these health insurance groups. It's like Don Corleone bringing these people in and telling them what's going to happen to them if they don't go along....

RUSH: Howard Dean says America has had enough capitalism. This is Howard Dean, it was last Thursday on CNBC's power lunch. He was on with Jason Lewis, who said, "I think the vast majority of Americans are tired of substituting bailouts for bankruptcy. They understand that politicians invest for a political return, not an economic return. That's the difference between politicians and capitalists, and we need to get a little bit more capitalism back in the economy."DEAN: I think we had quite...

RUSH: Brian in Rockland County, New York. You're up first today, sir. Great to have you with us. Hello.CALLER: Thank you, Rush. Mega dittos to you.RUSH: Thank you.CALLER: I am an African-American male, lifelong Democrat who voted for Obama, regrettably, but to get to my point, I just want to talk to you about that Air Force One flyover back on April 27th --RUSH: Yeah, when the kids took the keys and --CALLER: Yeah, exactly.RUSH: -- went for a joyride.CALLER: Louis Caldera got dumped unceremoniously...

RUSH: Well, the real Obama budget is out, not the blueprint, and it's even worse. The Obama budget deficit is to top $1.8 trillion. All of this was predicted! All of this was predictable. Every element of this budget story -- and there are three primary elements to it -- "With the economy performing worse than hoped..." That was predicted. That was predictable. We've "stimulated" the economy with gazillions of dollars since last fall. It has not brought any sign of recovery whatsoever. It...

RUSH: Folks, do you remember that line you learned when you were a little kid -- the philosophy question, logic question -- "If a tree falls in the forest and no one's there, does it make a sound?" Remember that question? Well, there's a new version of this that I, ladies and gentlemen, would like to put forth: "If a liberal tells a whopper of a lie and no one reports it, is it a lie?" Nancy Pelosi, who promised to clean up Washington -- or was it to clean up in Washington? Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee....

RUSH: I have a question for you, folks. What motivates Dick Cheney? Dick Cheney was on Face the Nation yesterday. We have some audio sound bites here. Before playing the sound bites, I want to pose some thoughts to you. Dick Cheney has all the millions he needs. He doesn't need money. He has no future political ambitions. He coulda run in 2000; he coulda run in 2008; he doesn't want to run for elective office anymore. What motivates him? He's not hot for interns. He's not a torture freak....

RUSH: Yet another meeting at the White House today, this with health care service providers, professionals, health care industry people coming in, and they're prepared to make $2 trillion in concessions over the next ten years to help Obama go into the nationalized health business. You know what these meetings are like? These seminars, these meetings are with industry service groups, whatever, they're like the Don, like Don Corleone calling all these people together, these groups and telling them...

Rush's Morning Update: SucceedMay 12, 2009Watch It! Download Morning Update Video in QuickTimeListen to It! Windows Media Player|RealPlayer In an attempt to add window dressing to his massive $1.3 trillion budget, President Obama released a list of proposed cuts. Among the items considered wasteful spending:•Funding to keep illegal aliens with felony convictions in custody.•A program that helps the families of slain cops.•A Bush-era program that helped historically black colleges...

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"How can a government $9 trillion in debt take over anything, including health care? They can't afford to take over a kid's lemonade stand on Main Street USA.""I think Nancy Pelosi actually deserves our praise. She was the guardian of waterboarding. She knew it was happening, and she didn't say anything. Without Pelosi's cooperation and silence, waterboarding would not have been used. She deserves a medal.""So George Bush was so...

Story #1: Atlantis Embarks on Perilous Space Mission RUSH: In one hour, a little bit less than one hour, the space shuttle Atlantis will launch. There is another space shuttle on the launch pad down the road from Atlantis. That is the shuttle Endeavour. In the 28 or so years of the space program what is being planned for this mission has never been planned for nor happened before. I was reading about this over the weekend. The news on the Atlantis mission is really scary, perilous. It's about...