RUSH: Now, let me make a departure from all of this health care stuff and describe for you a story that I think is perfect, a perfect story for today that illustrates one of the great challenges we face as a country. It is from The Nation. The Nation is the magazine edited by Hurricane Katrina vanden Heuvel. It's a far-left publication. It's way, way, way out there. "New Wars on Christmas Target Gifts, Santa, Lights," and they're all happy about this. "Along with fruitcake and caroling, one...

RUSH: Now, in case there remains any confusion about whether or not your taxpayer dollars will be used to pay for insurance policies that cover abortion, here is Kathleen Sebelius, that wizard of smart who taught us all how to cough properly during the nonexistent swine flu epidemic, basically destroy your sleeve, cough up all the mucus on your sleeve, not in your hand, and she demonstrated how to do it, and she even chastised some idiot reporter who didn't get it right at a press conference. During...

RUSH: Okay, a quick time-out, before we grab more phone calls, still got a lot of sound bites -- in fact there's a teaser, audio sound bite number one, just to let you know where we are headed, this is another See, I Told You So. Tom Harkin, Tom "Dung Heap" Harkin from Iowa, was on CBS Early Show today, the cohost Maggie Rodriguez said, "Even if this happens and it passes the Senate, then you have to reconcile the differences with the House that contained more stringent restrictions on abortion...

RUSH: Now, folks, let me address this, because I got an e-mail, I mentioned it briefly at the conclusion of the previous hour. I'm not trying to dispirit anybody but I must be honest with you about how I think the Democrats are going to play this, and I have to be honest when I tell you I don't think they care about losing their majority. That's how committed to this they are, and I don't doubt for a minute that health care and health insurance will become the new third rail, just like Social...

RUSH: An instant See, I Told You So. Mere moments ago from behind this very EIB microphone, I said to you that shortly next year -- it didn't even take that long -- the Democrats would be talking about what a great and historic president Barack Obama was, after 100 years of sweat and toil, to bring national health care and affordable health care to every citizen, it was Barack Obama who was able to pull it off. This afternoon on PMSNBC live, the anchor was interviewing the governor of Virginia,...

RUSH: Listen to this last night on PMSNBC. Tom Friedman, New York Times, describes returning to the United States from Copenhagen.FRIEDMAN: You know, it's -- it's scary, but it's a sign of the times. So I was staying at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Copenhagen, which is near the -- the conference center. They had a monorail running back and forth all day. If you wanted to go into Copenhagen, it came every ten minutes. My cell phone, I could call home, call my office, call my wife; any time, anywhere,...

RUSH: Tom in Eatontown, New Jersey, you're first. Great to have you with us. Hello.CALLER: Hi, Rush. Have you heard about Parker Griffith, the Democrat in Alabama?RUSH: Oh, yeah. Yeah. He's changing parties. He's in an increasingly Republican district. He voted against the stimulus. This is northern Alabama, I think the Huntsville area, and he is switching to the Republican Party. His office said this today, as AP says, "another blow to Democrats facing a potentially tough midterm election....

RUSH: Last night on the Senate floor, New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez.MENENDEZ: It is our solemn duty to put aside our ideology, to turn off Rush Limbaugh and leave politics in the cloakroom. Our vote on this groundbreaking legislation, comparable to Social Security and Medicare -- RUSH: Stop it, that's all we need to hear from the guy, he's just a buffoon, but here we are, they're rolling, they're on track now for their Christmas Eve at nine p.m. vote and still Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey...

RUSH: Stop the music. Ladies and gentlemen, you are listening to me, Rush Limbaugh. You know that. This, the most recognizable media voice throughout the world. But this you should also know: "Rush Limbaugh has been named Radio Personality of the Decade by Adweek, a leading industry magazine and website. In the December issue’s Best of the Decade feature, Adweek observed: 'No radio host or personality comes close to Rush Limbaugh in size of audience or volume of political discourse....

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"Health care will become the new third rail of politics, just like Social Security. They'll say Republicans want to take your health care away. ""I think you all should keep flooding offices with phone calls, faxes, e-mails, and so forth, and do the rallies. They have helped. They have made a huge difference, they've delayed this. Remember, they wanted all this to happen in August.""It's very simple, folks. When Barack Obama...

RUSH: Now, let me make a departure from all of this health care stuff and describe for you a story that I think is perfect, a perfect story for today that illustrates one of the great challenges we face as a country. It is from The Nation. The Nation is the magazine edited by Hurricane Katrina vanden Heuvel. It's a far-left publication. It's way, way, way out there. "New Wars on Christmas Target Gifts, Santa, Lights," and they're all happy about this. "Along with fruitcake and caroling, one...

RUSH: Now, in case there remains any confusion about whether or not your taxpayer dollars will be used to pay for insurance policies that cover abortion, here is Kathleen Sebelius, that wizard of smart who taught us all how to cough properly during the nonexistent swine flu epidemic, basically destroy your sleeve, cough up all the mucus on your sleeve, not in your hand, and she demonstrated how to do it, and she even chastised some idiot reporter who didn't get it right at a press conference. During...

RUSH: Okay, a quick time-out, before we grab more phone calls, still got a lot of sound bites -- in fact there's a teaser, audio sound bite number one, just to let you know where we are headed, this is another See, I Told You So. Tom Harkin, Tom "Dung Heap" Harkin from Iowa, was on CBS Early Show today, the cohost Maggie Rodriguez said, "Even if this happens and it passes the Senate, then you have to reconcile the differences with the House that contained more stringent restrictions on abortion...

RUSH: Now, folks, let me address this, because I got an e-mail, I mentioned it briefly at the conclusion of the previous hour. I'm not trying to dispirit anybody but I must be honest with you about how I think the Democrats are going to play this, and I have to be honest when I tell you I don't think they care about losing their majority. That's how committed to this they are, and I don't doubt for a minute that health care and health insurance will become the new third rail, just like Social...

RUSH: An instant See, I Told You So. Mere moments ago from behind this very EIB microphone, I said to you that shortly next year -- it didn't even take that long -- the Democrats would be talking about what a great and historic president Barack Obama was, after 100 years of sweat and toil, to bring national health care and affordable health care to every citizen, it was Barack Obama who was able to pull it off. This afternoon on PMSNBC live, the anchor was interviewing the governor of Virginia,...

RUSH: Listen to this last night on PMSNBC. Tom Friedman, New York Times, describes returning to the United States from Copenhagen.FRIEDMAN: You know, it's -- it's scary, but it's a sign of the times. So I was staying at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Copenhagen, which is near the -- the conference center. They had a monorail running back and forth all day. If you wanted to go into Copenhagen, it came every ten minutes. My cell phone, I could call home, call my office, call my wife; any time, anywhere,...

RUSH: Tom in Eatontown, New Jersey, you're first. Great to have you with us. Hello.CALLER: Hi, Rush. Have you heard about Parker Griffith, the Democrat in Alabama?RUSH: Oh, yeah. Yeah. He's changing parties. He's in an increasingly Republican district. He voted against the stimulus. This is northern Alabama, I think the Huntsville area, and he is switching to the Republican Party. His office said this today, as AP says, "another blow to Democrats facing a potentially tough midterm election....

RUSH: Last night on the Senate floor, New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez.MENENDEZ: It is our solemn duty to put aside our ideology, to turn off Rush Limbaugh and leave politics in the cloakroom. Our vote on this groundbreaking legislation, comparable to Social Security and Medicare -- RUSH: Stop it, that's all we need to hear from the guy, he's just a buffoon, but here we are, they're rolling, they're on track now for their Christmas Eve at nine p.m. vote and still Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey...

RUSH: Stop the music. Ladies and gentlemen, you are listening to me, Rush Limbaugh. You know that. This, the most recognizable media voice throughout the world. But this you should also know: "Rush Limbaugh has been named Radio Personality of the Decade by Adweek, a leading industry magazine and website. In the December issue’s Best of the Decade feature, Adweek observed: 'No radio host or personality comes close to Rush Limbaugh in size of audience or volume of political discourse....

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"Health care will become the new third rail of politics, just like Social Security. They'll say Republicans want to take your health care away. ""I think you all should keep flooding offices with phone calls, faxes, e-mails, and so forth, and do the rallies. They have helped. They have made a huge difference, they've delayed this. Remember, they wanted all this to happen in August.""It's very simple, folks. When Barack Obama...

RUSH: Now, let me make a departure from all of this health care stuff and describe for you a story that I think is perfect, a perfect story for today that illustrates one of the great challenges we face as a country. It is from The Nation. The Nation is the magazine edited by Hurricane Katrina vanden Heuvel. It's a far-left publication. It's way, way, way out there. "New Wars on Christmas Target Gifts, Santa, Lights," and they're all happy about this. "Along with fruitcake and caroling, one...

RUSH: Now, in case there remains any confusion about whether or not your taxpayer dollars will be used to pay for insurance policies that cover abortion, here is Kathleen Sebelius, that wizard of smart who taught us all how to cough properly during the nonexistent swine flu epidemic, basically destroy your sleeve, cough up all the mucus on your sleeve, not in your hand, and she demonstrated how to do it, and she even chastised some idiot reporter who didn't get it right at a press conference. During...

RUSH: Okay, a quick time-out, before we grab more phone calls, still got a lot of sound bites -- in fact there's a teaser, audio sound bite number one, just to let you know where we are headed, this is another See, I Told You So. Tom Harkin, Tom "Dung Heap" Harkin from Iowa, was on CBS Early Show today, the cohost Maggie Rodriguez said, "Even if this happens and it passes the Senate, then you have to reconcile the differences with the House that contained more stringent restrictions on abortion...

RUSH: Now, folks, let me address this, because I got an e-mail, I mentioned it briefly at the conclusion of the previous hour. I'm not trying to dispirit anybody but I must be honest with you about how I think the Democrats are going to play this, and I have to be honest when I tell you I don't think they care about losing their majority. That's how committed to this they are, and I don't doubt for a minute that health care and health insurance will become the new third rail, just like Social...

RUSH: An instant See, I Told You So. Mere moments ago from behind this very EIB microphone, I said to you that shortly next year -- it didn't even take that long -- the Democrats would be talking about what a great and historic president Barack Obama was, after 100 years of sweat and toil, to bring national health care and affordable health care to every citizen, it was Barack Obama who was able to pull it off. This afternoon on PMSNBC live, the anchor was interviewing the governor of Virginia,...

RUSH: Listen to this last night on PMSNBC. Tom Friedman, New York Times, describes returning to the United States from Copenhagen.FRIEDMAN: You know, it's -- it's scary, but it's a sign of the times. So I was staying at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Copenhagen, which is near the -- the conference center. They had a monorail running back and forth all day. If you wanted to go into Copenhagen, it came every ten minutes. My cell phone, I could call home, call my office, call my wife; any time, anywhere,...

RUSH: Tom in Eatontown, New Jersey, you're first. Great to have you with us. Hello.CALLER: Hi, Rush. Have you heard about Parker Griffith, the Democrat in Alabama?RUSH: Oh, yeah. Yeah. He's changing parties. He's in an increasingly Republican district. He voted against the stimulus. This is northern Alabama, I think the Huntsville area, and he is switching to the Republican Party. His office said this today, as AP says, "another blow to Democrats facing a potentially tough midterm election....

RUSH: Last night on the Senate floor, New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez.MENENDEZ: It is our solemn duty to put aside our ideology, to turn off Rush Limbaugh and leave politics in the cloakroom. Our vote on this groundbreaking legislation, comparable to Social Security and Medicare -- RUSH: Stop it, that's all we need to hear from the guy, he's just a buffoon, but here we are, they're rolling, they're on track now for their Christmas Eve at nine p.m. vote and still Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey...

RUSH: Stop the music. Ladies and gentlemen, you are listening to me, Rush Limbaugh. You know that. This, the most recognizable media voice throughout the world. But this you should also know: "Rush Limbaugh has been named Radio Personality of the Decade by Adweek, a leading industry magazine and website. In the December issue’s Best of the Decade feature, Adweek observed: 'No radio host or personality comes close to Rush Limbaugh in size of audience or volume of political discourse....

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"Health care will become the new third rail of politics, just like Social Security. They'll say Republicans want to take your health care away. ""I think you all should keep flooding offices with phone calls, faxes, e-mails, and so forth, and do the rallies. They have helped. They have made a huge difference, they've delayed this. Remember, they wanted all this to happen in August.""It's very simple, folks. When Barack Obama...

RUSH: Now, let me make a departure from all of this health care stuff and describe for you a story that I think is perfect, a perfect story for today that illustrates one of the great challenges we face as a country. It is from The Nation. The Nation is the magazine edited by Hurricane Katrina vanden Heuvel. It's a far-left publication. It's way, way, way out there. "New Wars on Christmas Target Gifts, Santa, Lights," and they're all happy about this. "Along with fruitcake and caroling, one...

RUSH: Now, in case there remains any confusion about whether or not your taxpayer dollars will be used to pay for insurance policies that cover abortion, here is Kathleen Sebelius, that wizard of smart who taught us all how to cough properly during the nonexistent swine flu epidemic, basically destroy your sleeve, cough up all the mucus on your sleeve, not in your hand, and she demonstrated how to do it, and she even chastised some idiot reporter who didn't get it right at a press conference. During...

RUSH: Okay, a quick time-out, before we grab more phone calls, still got a lot of sound bites -- in fact there's a teaser, audio sound bite number one, just to let you know where we are headed, this is another See, I Told You So. Tom Harkin, Tom "Dung Heap" Harkin from Iowa, was on CBS Early Show today, the cohost Maggie Rodriguez said, "Even if this happens and it passes the Senate, then you have to reconcile the differences with the House that contained more stringent restrictions on abortion...

RUSH: Now, folks, let me address this, because I got an e-mail, I mentioned it briefly at the conclusion of the previous hour. I'm not trying to dispirit anybody but I must be honest with you about how I think the Democrats are going to play this, and I have to be honest when I tell you I don't think they care about losing their majority. That's how committed to this they are, and I don't doubt for a minute that health care and health insurance will become the new third rail, just like Social...

RUSH: An instant See, I Told You So. Mere moments ago from behind this very EIB microphone, I said to you that shortly next year -- it didn't even take that long -- the Democrats would be talking about what a great and historic president Barack Obama was, after 100 years of sweat and toil, to bring national health care and affordable health care to every citizen, it was Barack Obama who was able to pull it off. This afternoon on PMSNBC live, the anchor was interviewing the governor of Virginia,...

RUSH: Listen to this last night on PMSNBC. Tom Friedman, New York Times, describes returning to the United States from Copenhagen.FRIEDMAN: You know, it's -- it's scary, but it's a sign of the times. So I was staying at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Copenhagen, which is near the -- the conference center. They had a monorail running back and forth all day. If you wanted to go into Copenhagen, it came every ten minutes. My cell phone, I could call home, call my office, call my wife; any time, anywhere,...

RUSH: Tom in Eatontown, New Jersey, you're first. Great to have you with us. Hello.CALLER: Hi, Rush. Have you heard about Parker Griffith, the Democrat in Alabama?RUSH: Oh, yeah. Yeah. He's changing parties. He's in an increasingly Republican district. He voted against the stimulus. This is northern Alabama, I think the Huntsville area, and he is switching to the Republican Party. His office said this today, as AP says, "another blow to Democrats facing a potentially tough midterm election....

RUSH: Last night on the Senate floor, New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez.MENENDEZ: It is our solemn duty to put aside our ideology, to turn off Rush Limbaugh and leave politics in the cloakroom. Our vote on this groundbreaking legislation, comparable to Social Security and Medicare -- RUSH: Stop it, that's all we need to hear from the guy, he's just a buffoon, but here we are, they're rolling, they're on track now for their Christmas Eve at nine p.m. vote and still Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey...

RUSH: Stop the music. Ladies and gentlemen, you are listening to me, Rush Limbaugh. You know that. This, the most recognizable media voice throughout the world. But this you should also know: "Rush Limbaugh has been named Radio Personality of the Decade by Adweek, a leading industry magazine and website. In the December issue’s Best of the Decade feature, Adweek observed: 'No radio host or personality comes close to Rush Limbaugh in size of audience or volume of political discourse....

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"Health care will become the new third rail of politics, just like Social Security. They'll say Republicans want to take your health care away. ""I think you all should keep flooding offices with phone calls, faxes, e-mails, and so forth, and do the rallies. They have helped. They have made a huge difference, they've delayed this. Remember, they wanted all this to happen in August.""It's very simple, folks. When Barack Obama...

RUSH: Now, let me make a departure from all of this health care stuff and describe for you a story that I think is perfect, a perfect story for today that illustrates one of the great challenges we face as a country. It is from The Nation. The Nation is the magazine edited by Hurricane Katrina vanden Heuvel. It's a far-left publication. It's way, way, way out there. "New Wars on Christmas Target Gifts, Santa, Lights," and they're all happy about this. "Along with fruitcake and caroling, one...

RUSH: Now, in case there remains any confusion about whether or not your taxpayer dollars will be used to pay for insurance policies that cover abortion, here is Kathleen Sebelius, that wizard of smart who taught us all how to cough properly during the nonexistent swine flu epidemic, basically destroy your sleeve, cough up all the mucus on your sleeve, not in your hand, and she demonstrated how to do it, and she even chastised some idiot reporter who didn't get it right at a press conference. During...

RUSH: Okay, a quick time-out, before we grab more phone calls, still got a lot of sound bites -- in fact there's a teaser, audio sound bite number one, just to let you know where we are headed, this is another See, I Told You So. Tom Harkin, Tom "Dung Heap" Harkin from Iowa, was on CBS Early Show today, the cohost Maggie Rodriguez said, "Even if this happens and it passes the Senate, then you have to reconcile the differences with the House that contained more stringent restrictions on abortion...

RUSH: Now, folks, let me address this, because I got an e-mail, I mentioned it briefly at the conclusion of the previous hour. I'm not trying to dispirit anybody but I must be honest with you about how I think the Democrats are going to play this, and I have to be honest when I tell you I don't think they care about losing their majority. That's how committed to this they are, and I don't doubt for a minute that health care and health insurance will become the new third rail, just like Social...

RUSH: An instant See, I Told You So. Mere moments ago from behind this very EIB microphone, I said to you that shortly next year -- it didn't even take that long -- the Democrats would be talking about what a great and historic president Barack Obama was, after 100 years of sweat and toil, to bring national health care and affordable health care to every citizen, it was Barack Obama who was able to pull it off. This afternoon on PMSNBC live, the anchor was interviewing the governor of Virginia,...

RUSH: Listen to this last night on PMSNBC. Tom Friedman, New York Times, describes returning to the United States from Copenhagen.FRIEDMAN: You know, it's -- it's scary, but it's a sign of the times. So I was staying at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Copenhagen, which is near the -- the conference center. They had a monorail running back and forth all day. If you wanted to go into Copenhagen, it came every ten minutes. My cell phone, I could call home, call my office, call my wife; any time, anywhere,...

RUSH: Tom in Eatontown, New Jersey, you're first. Great to have you with us. Hello.CALLER: Hi, Rush. Have you heard about Parker Griffith, the Democrat in Alabama?RUSH: Oh, yeah. Yeah. He's changing parties. He's in an increasingly Republican district. He voted against the stimulus. This is northern Alabama, I think the Huntsville area, and he is switching to the Republican Party. His office said this today, as AP says, "another blow to Democrats facing a potentially tough midterm election....

RUSH: Last night on the Senate floor, New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez.MENENDEZ: It is our solemn duty to put aside our ideology, to turn off Rush Limbaugh and leave politics in the cloakroom. Our vote on this groundbreaking legislation, comparable to Social Security and Medicare -- RUSH: Stop it, that's all we need to hear from the guy, he's just a buffoon, but here we are, they're rolling, they're on track now for their Christmas Eve at nine p.m. vote and still Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey...

RUSH: Stop the music. Ladies and gentlemen, you are listening to me, Rush Limbaugh. You know that. This, the most recognizable media voice throughout the world. But this you should also know: "Rush Limbaugh has been named Radio Personality of the Decade by Adweek, a leading industry magazine and website. In the December issue’s Best of the Decade feature, Adweek observed: 'No radio host or personality comes close to Rush Limbaugh in size of audience or volume of political discourse....

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"Health care will become the new third rail of politics, just like Social Security. They'll say Republicans want to take your health care away. ""I think you all should keep flooding offices with phone calls, faxes, e-mails, and so forth, and do the rallies. They have helped. They have made a huge difference, they've delayed this. Remember, they wanted all this to happen in August.""It's very simple, folks. When Barack Obama...

RUSH: Now, let me make a departure from all of this health care stuff and describe for you a story that I think is perfect, a perfect story for today that illustrates one of the great challenges we face as a country. It is from The Nation. The Nation is the magazine edited by Hurricane Katrina vanden Heuvel. It's a far-left publication. It's way, way, way out there. "New Wars on Christmas Target Gifts, Santa, Lights," and they're all happy about this. "Along with fruitcake and caroling, one...

RUSH: Now, in case there remains any confusion about whether or not your taxpayer dollars will be used to pay for insurance policies that cover abortion, here is Kathleen Sebelius, that wizard of smart who taught us all how to cough properly during the nonexistent swine flu epidemic, basically destroy your sleeve, cough up all the mucus on your sleeve, not in your hand, and she demonstrated how to do it, and she even chastised some idiot reporter who didn't get it right at a press conference. During...

RUSH: Okay, a quick time-out, before we grab more phone calls, still got a lot of sound bites -- in fact there's a teaser, audio sound bite number one, just to let you know where we are headed, this is another See, I Told You So. Tom Harkin, Tom "Dung Heap" Harkin from Iowa, was on CBS Early Show today, the cohost Maggie Rodriguez said, "Even if this happens and it passes the Senate, then you have to reconcile the differences with the House that contained more stringent restrictions on abortion...

RUSH: Now, folks, let me address this, because I got an e-mail, I mentioned it briefly at the conclusion of the previous hour. I'm not trying to dispirit anybody but I must be honest with you about how I think the Democrats are going to play this, and I have to be honest when I tell you I don't think they care about losing their majority. That's how committed to this they are, and I don't doubt for a minute that health care and health insurance will become the new third rail, just like Social...

RUSH: An instant See, I Told You So. Mere moments ago from behind this very EIB microphone, I said to you that shortly next year -- it didn't even take that long -- the Democrats would be talking about what a great and historic president Barack Obama was, after 100 years of sweat and toil, to bring national health care and affordable health care to every citizen, it was Barack Obama who was able to pull it off. This afternoon on PMSNBC live, the anchor was interviewing the governor of Virginia,...

RUSH: Listen to this last night on PMSNBC. Tom Friedman, New York Times, describes returning to the United States from Copenhagen.FRIEDMAN: You know, it's -- it's scary, but it's a sign of the times. So I was staying at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Copenhagen, which is near the -- the conference center. They had a monorail running back and forth all day. If you wanted to go into Copenhagen, it came every ten minutes. My cell phone, I could call home, call my office, call my wife; any time, anywhere,...

RUSH: Tom in Eatontown, New Jersey, you're first. Great to have you with us. Hello.CALLER: Hi, Rush. Have you heard about Parker Griffith, the Democrat in Alabama?RUSH: Oh, yeah. Yeah. He's changing parties. He's in an increasingly Republican district. He voted against the stimulus. This is northern Alabama, I think the Huntsville area, and he is switching to the Republican Party. His office said this today, as AP says, "another blow to Democrats facing a potentially tough midterm election....

RUSH: Last night on the Senate floor, New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez.MENENDEZ: It is our solemn duty to put aside our ideology, to turn off Rush Limbaugh and leave politics in the cloakroom. Our vote on this groundbreaking legislation, comparable to Social Security and Medicare -- RUSH: Stop it, that's all we need to hear from the guy, he's just a buffoon, but here we are, they're rolling, they're on track now for their Christmas Eve at nine p.m. vote and still Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey...

RUSH: Stop the music. Ladies and gentlemen, you are listening to me, Rush Limbaugh. You know that. This, the most recognizable media voice throughout the world. But this you should also know: "Rush Limbaugh has been named Radio Personality of the Decade by Adweek, a leading industry magazine and website. In the December issue’s Best of the Decade feature, Adweek observed: 'No radio host or personality comes close to Rush Limbaugh in size of audience or volume of political discourse....

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"Health care will become the new third rail of politics, just like Social Security. They'll say Republicans want to take your health care away. ""I think you all should keep flooding offices with phone calls, faxes, e-mails, and so forth, and do the rallies. They have helped. They have made a huge difference, they've delayed this. Remember, they wanted all this to happen in August.""It's very simple, folks. When Barack Obama...

RUSH: Now, let me make a departure from all of this health care stuff and describe for you a story that I think is perfect, a perfect story for today that illustrates one of the great challenges we face as a country. It is from The Nation. The Nation is the magazine edited by Hurricane Katrina vanden Heuvel. It's a far-left publication. It's way, way, way out there. "New Wars on Christmas Target Gifts, Santa, Lights," and they're all happy about this. "Along with fruitcake and caroling, one...

RUSH: Now, in case there remains any confusion about whether or not your taxpayer dollars will be used to pay for insurance policies that cover abortion, here is Kathleen Sebelius, that wizard of smart who taught us all how to cough properly during the nonexistent swine flu epidemic, basically destroy your sleeve, cough up all the mucus on your sleeve, not in your hand, and she demonstrated how to do it, and she even chastised some idiot reporter who didn't get it right at a press conference. During...

RUSH: Okay, a quick time-out, before we grab more phone calls, still got a lot of sound bites -- in fact there's a teaser, audio sound bite number one, just to let you know where we are headed, this is another See, I Told You So. Tom Harkin, Tom "Dung Heap" Harkin from Iowa, was on CBS Early Show today, the cohost Maggie Rodriguez said, "Even if this happens and it passes the Senate, then you have to reconcile the differences with the House that contained more stringent restrictions on abortion...

RUSH: Now, folks, let me address this, because I got an e-mail, I mentioned it briefly at the conclusion of the previous hour. I'm not trying to dispirit anybody but I must be honest with you about how I think the Democrats are going to play this, and I have to be honest when I tell you I don't think they care about losing their majority. That's how committed to this they are, and I don't doubt for a minute that health care and health insurance will become the new third rail, just like Social...

RUSH: An instant See, I Told You So. Mere moments ago from behind this very EIB microphone, I said to you that shortly next year -- it didn't even take that long -- the Democrats would be talking about what a great and historic president Barack Obama was, after 100 years of sweat and toil, to bring national health care and affordable health care to every citizen, it was Barack Obama who was able to pull it off. This afternoon on PMSNBC live, the anchor was interviewing the governor of Virginia,...

RUSH: Listen to this last night on PMSNBC. Tom Friedman, New York Times, describes returning to the United States from Copenhagen.FRIEDMAN: You know, it's -- it's scary, but it's a sign of the times. So I was staying at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Copenhagen, which is near the -- the conference center. They had a monorail running back and forth all day. If you wanted to go into Copenhagen, it came every ten minutes. My cell phone, I could call home, call my office, call my wife; any time, anywhere,...

RUSH: Tom in Eatontown, New Jersey, you're first. Great to have you with us. Hello.CALLER: Hi, Rush. Have you heard about Parker Griffith, the Democrat in Alabama?RUSH: Oh, yeah. Yeah. He's changing parties. He's in an increasingly Republican district. He voted against the stimulus. This is northern Alabama, I think the Huntsville area, and he is switching to the Republican Party. His office said this today, as AP says, "another blow to Democrats facing a potentially tough midterm election. Griffith,...

RUSH: Last night on the Senate floor, New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez.MENENDEZ: It is our solemn duty to put aside our ideology, to turn off Rush Limbaugh and leave politics in the cloakroom. Our vote on this groundbreaking legislation, comparable to Social Security and Medicare -- RUSH: Stop it, that's all we need to hear from the guy, he's just a buffoon, but here we are, they're rolling, they're on track now for their Christmas Eve at nine p.m. vote and still Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey...

RUSH: Stop the music. Ladies and gentlemen, you are listening to me, Rush Limbaugh. You know that. This, the most recognizable media voice throughout the world. But this you should also know: "Rush Limbaugh has been named Radio Personality of the Decade by Adweek, a leading industry magazine and website. In the December issue’s Best of the Decade feature, Adweek observed: 'No radio host or personality comes close to Rush Limbaugh in size of audience or volume of political discourse....

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"Health care will become the new third rail of politics, just like Social Security. They'll say Republicans want to take your health care away. ""I think you all should keep flooding offices with phone calls, faxes, e-mails, and so forth, and do the rallies. They have helped. They have made a huge difference, they've delayed this. Remember, they wanted all this to happen in August.""It's very simple, folks. When Barack Obama...

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RUSH: An instant See, I Told You So. Mere moments ago from behind this very EIB microphone, I said to you that shortly next year -- it didn't even take that long -- the Democrats would be talking about what a great and historic president Barack Obama was, after 100 years of sweat and toil, to bring national health care and affordable health care to every citizen, it was Barack Obama who was able to pull it off. This afternoon on PMSNBC live, the anchor was interviewing the governor of Virginia,...

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Rush's Morning Update: Bonus Time!Original Airdate: March 30, 2009Watch It! Download Morning Update Video in QuickTimeListen to It! Windows Media Player|RealPlayer Well, yip, yip, yip, yip, yahoo. Another hidden "bonus" in the massive Porkulus bill is just coming to light. But don't expect Democrats to claim the mantle of outrage over this one.Buried inside this 407-page law is a requirement that laborers and mechanics employed on any government stimulus project must be paid the "prevailing...

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"Health care will become the new third rail of politics, just like Social Security. They'll say Republicans want to take your health care away. ""I think you all should keep flooding offices with phone calls, faxes, e-mails, and so forth, and do the rallies. They have helped. They have made a huge difference, they've delayed this. Remember, they wanted all this to happen in August.""It's very simple, folks. When Barack Obama...

RUSH: Now, let me make a departure from all of this health care stuff and describe for you a story that I think is perfect, a perfect story for today that illustrates one of the great challenges we face as a country. It is from The Nation. The Nation is the magazine edited by Hurricane Katrina vanden Heuvel. It's a far-left publication. It's way, way, way out there. "New Wars on Christmas Target Gifts, Santa, Lights," and they're all happy about this. "Along with fruitcake and caroling, one...

RUSH: Now, in case there remains any confusion about whether or not your taxpayer dollars will be used to pay for insurance policies that cover abortion, here is Kathleen Sebelius, that wizard of smart who taught us all how to cough properly during the nonexistent swine flu epidemic, basically destroy your sleeve, cough up all the mucus on your sleeve, not in your hand, and she demonstrated how to do it, and she even chastised some idiot reporter who didn't get it right at a press conference. During...

RUSH: Okay, a quick time-out, before we grab more phone calls, still got a lot of sound bites -- in fact there's a teaser, audio sound bite number one, just to let you know where we are headed, this is another See, I Told You So. Tom Harkin, Tom "Dung Heap" Harkin from Iowa, was on CBS Early Show today, the cohost Maggie Rodriguez said, "Even if this happens and it passes the Senate, then you have to reconcile the differences with the House that contained more stringent restrictions on abortion...

RUSH: Now, folks, let me address this, because I got an e-mail, I mentioned it briefly at the conclusion of the previous hour. I'm not trying to dispirit anybody but I must be honest with you about how I think the Democrats are going to play this, and I have to be honest when I tell you I don't think they care about losing their majority. That's how committed to this they are, and I don't doubt for a minute that health care and health insurance will become the new third rail, just like Social...

RUSH: An instant See, I Told You So. Mere moments ago from behind this very EIB microphone, I said to you that shortly next year -- it didn't even take that long -- the Democrats would be talking about what a great and historic president Barack Obama was, after 100 years of sweat and toil, to bring national health care and affordable health care to every citizen, it was Barack Obama who was able to pull it off. This afternoon on PMSNBC live, the anchor was interviewing the governor of Virginia,...

RUSH: Listen to this last night on PMSNBC. Tom Friedman, New York Times, describes returning to the United States from Copenhagen.FRIEDMAN: You know, it's -- it's scary, but it's a sign of the times. So I was staying at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Copenhagen, which is near the -- the conference center. They had a monorail running back and forth all day. If you wanted to go into Copenhagen, it came every ten minutes. My cell phone, I could call home, call my office, call my wife; any time, anywhere,...

RUSH: Tom in Eatontown, New Jersey, you're first. Great to have you with us. Hello.CALLER: Hi, Rush. Have you heard about Parker Griffith, the Democrat in Alabama?RUSH: Oh, yeah. Yeah. He's changing parties. He's in an increasingly Republican district. He voted against the stimulus. This is northern Alabama, I think the Huntsville area, and he is switching to the Republican Party. His office said this today, as AP says, "another blow to Democrats facing a potentially tough midterm election....

RUSH: Last night on the Senate floor, New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez.MENENDEZ: It is our solemn duty to put aside our ideology, to turn off Rush Limbaugh and leave politics in the cloakroom. Our vote on this groundbreaking legislation, comparable to Social Security and Medicare -- RUSH: Stop it, that's all we need to hear from the guy, he's just a buffoon, but here we are, they're rolling, they're on track now for their Christmas Eve at nine p.m. vote and still Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey...

RUSH: Stop the music. Ladies and gentlemen, you are listening to me, Rush Limbaugh. You know that. This, the most recognizable media voice throughout the world. But this you should also know: "Rush Limbaugh has been named Radio Personality of the Decade by Adweek, a leading industry magazine and website. In the December issue’s Best of the Decade feature, Adweek observed: 'No radio host or personality comes close to Rush Limbaugh in size of audience or volume of political discourse....

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"Health care will become the new third rail of politics, just like Social Security. They'll say Republicans want to take your health care away. ""I think you all should keep flooding offices with phone calls, faxes, e-mails, and so forth, and do the rallies. They have helped. They have made a huge difference, they've delayed this. Remember, they wanted all this to happen in August.""It's very simple, folks. When Barack Obama...

RUSH: Now, let me make a departure from all of this health care stuff and describe for you a story that I think is perfect, a perfect story for today that illustrates one of the great challenges we face as a country. It is from The Nation. The Nation is the magazine edited by Hurricane Katrina vanden Heuvel. It's a far-left publication. It's way, way, way out there. "New Wars on Christmas Target Gifts, Santa, Lights," and they're all happy about this. "Along with fruitcake and caroling, one...

RUSH: Now, in case there remains any confusion about whether or not your taxpayer dollars will be used to pay for insurance policies that cover abortion, here is Kathleen Sebelius, that wizard of smart who taught us all how to cough properly during the nonexistent swine flu epidemic, basically destroy your sleeve, cough up all the mucus on your sleeve, not in your hand, and she demonstrated how to do it, and she even chastised some idiot reporter who didn't get it right at a press conference. During...

RUSH: Okay, a quick time-out, before we grab more phone calls, still got a lot of sound bites -- in fact there's a teaser, audio sound bite number one, just to let you know where we are headed, this is another See, I Told You So. Tom Harkin, Tom "Dung Heap" Harkin from Iowa, was on CBS Early Show today, the cohost Maggie Rodriguez said, "Even if this happens and it passes the Senate, then you have to reconcile the differences with the House that contained more stringent restrictions on abortion...

RUSH: Now, folks, let me address this, because I got an e-mail, I mentioned it briefly at the conclusion of the previous hour. I'm not trying to dispirit anybody but I must be honest with you about how I think the Democrats are going to play this, and I have to be honest when I tell you I don't think they care about losing their majority. That's how committed to this they are, and I don't doubt for a minute that health care and health insurance will become the new third rail, just like Social...

RUSH: An instant See, I Told You So. Mere moments ago from behind this very EIB microphone, I said to you that shortly next year -- it didn't even take that long -- the Democrats would be talking about what a great and historic president Barack Obama was, after 100 years of sweat and toil, to bring national health care and affordable health care to every citizen, it was Barack Obama who was able to pull it off. This afternoon on PMSNBC live, the anchor was interviewing the governor of Virginia,...

RUSH: Listen to this last night on PMSNBC. Tom Friedman, New York Times, describes returning to the United States from Copenhagen.FRIEDMAN: You know, it's -- it's scary, but it's a sign of the times. So I was staying at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Copenhagen, which is near the -- the conference center. They had a monorail running back and forth all day. If you wanted to go into Copenhagen, it came every ten minutes. My cell phone, I could call home, call my office, call my wife; any time, anywhere,...

RUSH: Tom in Eatontown, New Jersey, you're first. Great to have you with us. Hello.CALLER: Hi, Rush. Have you heard about Parker Griffith, the Democrat in Alabama?RUSH: Oh, yeah. Yeah. He's changing parties. He's in an increasingly Republican district. He voted against the stimulus. This is northern Alabama, I think the Huntsville area, and he is switching to the Republican Party. His office said this today, as AP says, "another blow to Democrats facing a potentially tough midterm election....

RUSH: Last night on the Senate floor, New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez.MENENDEZ: It is our solemn duty to put aside our ideology, to turn off Rush Limbaugh and leave politics in the cloakroom. Our vote on this groundbreaking legislation, comparable to Social Security and Medicare -- RUSH: Stop it, that's all we need to hear from the guy, he's just a buffoon, but here we are, they're rolling, they're on track now for their Christmas Eve at nine p.m. vote and still Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey...

RUSH: Stop the music. Ladies and gentlemen, you are listening to me, Rush Limbaugh. You know that. This, the most recognizable media voice throughout the world. But this you should also know: "Rush Limbaugh has been named Radio Personality of the Decade by Adweek, a leading industry magazine and website. In the December issue’s Best of the Decade feature, Adweek observed: 'No radio host or personality comes close to Rush Limbaugh in size of audience or volume of political discourse....