RUSH: Andrea Mitchell (NBC News-Washington) this afternoon, had this exchange with Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings about health care reform. MITCHELL: Bottom line, what happens if you don't get health care for this president? This is really all-or-nothing for the sense of his power, for his legacy. He's invested so much in this in this first year. You've GOT to get this for him!CUMMINGS: Andrea, I agree with you a million percent. RUSH: Now, she's a correspondent. She's a reporter, an...

RUSH: The Democrats and yet another sob story. Pulling out another page from the playbook, yesterday on Capitol Hill at a press conference they held a meeting with an 11-year-old boy, Marcelas Owens, to rally support for an end to insurance industry abuses. Here's a portion of Dingy Harry's remarks. REID: Our health care delivery system, such as it is today, is designed to cover the oldest and the youngest, most say. But for everyone in between, that's most of the people in this country, it's...

RUSH: Here's Jordan in Daytona Beach, Florida, 16 years old. It's great to have you on the program. Hi. CALLER: Thank you, Mr. Rush. How are you doing, sir?RUSH: Very well, sir. Thank you.CALLER: Okay. I'm going to get right to the point. I'm not going to waste any time telling you about me. My question is: Which bailouts do you view as necessary to help the country stay afloat and which bailouts do you view as a waste of taxpayers' dollars? RUSH: Well, interesting question. My instinct is...

RUSH: This is from AOL News: "Has Toyota Coverage Driven Public a Bit Crazy? -- Once lauded for leading the industry in vehicle safety and reliability, Toyota has undergone a stark reversal of fortune in the past five months. The company has recalled at least 10 million vehicles worldwide since November 2009 due to" a variety of things. "Yet recently a number of writers have come to the defense of the embattled Japanese automaker, suggesting that sensationalist media coverage and trumped-up congressional...

RUSH: It just keeps getting worse, ladies and gentlemen. "Democratic Congressional leaders struck a tentative agreement on Thursday that breathes new life into President Obama’s proposed overhaul of federal student loan programs." Listen to this. "The deal would bundle the bill into an expedited budget package along with the Democratic health care legislation, which would allow for both measures to be passed by the Senate on a simple majority vote." Cramdown. Reconciliation. "Without the...

RUSH: Here's Chris in Carmel, Indiana. Nice to have you on open line Friday. Welcome. CALLER: Good afternoon, Rush. I'm very excited to be able to speak to you today. I have been a listener since 1989 when my first son was born. And I just wanted to say to you right now that I have a son at Hillsdale College and he's definitely a Rush Baby. And Hillsdale College is a fine, fine institution. He is very much challenged there academically and I just wanted to thank you for all that you've done...

RUSH: My spy is informing me of the Democrat caucus meeting this morning. I want to go through this. The Democrats in the caucus were told by Pelosi, by the leadership today, that this cramdown package that they are going to pass at the same time they vote on the Senate bill will delete the Cornhusker kickback and the Gator deal. They're taking back the things that Reid promised to buy the 60 votes in the Senate! I mean, the Cornhusker kickback? Gone! Gator deal? Gone! These are things that Reid...

RUSH: Now, here's what I, ladies and gentlemen, am hearing. We have some spies that are able to fill me in on the House Democrat caucus meeting this morning, and in their caucus meeting this morning, the House Democrats were told that there will definitely be a House vote in the next week on health reform, and that all members need to be prepared to stay in next weekend and through the following week until the vote happens. She's not letting them leave, even if they have to sit there and debate...

RUSH: Pelosi was talking about how artists and photographers will now be able to quit their jobs if we pass health care. (laughing) This is what they're fighting for.PELOSI: Think of an economy where people could be an artist or a photographer or, eh, a writer without worrying about keeping their day job in order to have health insurance, or that people could start a business and be entrepreneurial and take risk but not [be] job-locked because a child has asthma or someone in the family is bipolar....

RUSH: "The Senate Parliamentarian has ruled that President Barack Obama must sign Congress' original health care reform bill before the Senate can act on a companion reconciliation package." That was a verbal ruling. The office was responding to questions posed by Republican leadership, and the answers were provided verbally. "Information Republicans say they have received from the Senate Parliamentarian’s Office eliminates the Slaughter option," which is to -- (interruption) what is it?...

RUSH: Folks, did you see what happened to Waldo de los Rios overnight? Number one in toto. Regardless the category, regardless any kind of list, number one in toto, Waldo de los Rios. (interruption) He's now slipped to number two? Fun while it lasted. Can you imagine that record company? I don't know what the label is. If there are any surviving members of Waldo's family, they're probably asking themselves, "What the hell has gone on this week?" And you watch, somebody will say, "Oprah was...

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"One of the biggest cultural and economic problems we have in this country is single mothers. Households without fathers.""If there are any surviving members of Waldo de los Rios's family, they're probably asking themselves, 'What the hell has gone on this week?' And you watch --somebody will say, 'Oprah was plugging him.'""You House Democrats, listen to me on this: You know the polling. You know you're going down in flames regardless...

Andrea Mitchell Makes On-Air Plea: "You've Got to Get This for Him!""Journalist" begs congressman to pass bill for Obama.

Despicable Democrats Use Child to Push Obama's Health Care BillDems use same old unseemly, outrageous playbook.

Were the Bailouts Necessary?An example of a perfect Open Line Friday question.

Nick in Pittsburgh Thanks Rush for Mentoring Him at PBS AuctionPittsburgh caller takes El Rushbo back to the old days.

Did We Witness a Toyota Hoax?This really should have been a See, I Told You So.

Cramdown, Not ReconciliationBart Stupak isn't buying what Pelosi is trying to sell.

Call from a Hillsdale College MomA simply fabulous school unlike any other in the nation.

Operation Chaos II: Amnesty?A blogger at Hot Air poses an interesting thought.

Report from Spy in Attendance at the Democrat Caucus MeetingAn EIB spy gives us the inside scoop on their plans.

Pelosi: We Must Pass Obamacare So Artists Can Quit Their Day JobsArtists can quit their jobs and the rest of us will pay for it.

Speaker to House Dems: Trust UsIf Obama signs this bill, it will be over. No fixing it later.

Amazing! Waldo de los Rios Hits #1A simple mention on this show makes a CD #1.

Rush's Morning Update: WeakMarch 15, 2010Watch It! Download Morning Update Video in QuickTimeListen to It! Windows Media Player|RealPlayer A recent Third Way poll reaffirmed what we already know: Democrats are perceived as weak when it comes to national security. Adding insult to injury, another study-- to be published in The Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy -- shows that when Americans are more concerned about terrorism, support for Congressional Democrat women drops dramatically....

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"One of the biggest cultural and economic problems we have in this country is single mothers. Households without fathers.""If there are any surviving members of Waldo de los Rios's family, they're probably asking themselves, 'What the hell has gone on this week?' And you watch --somebody will say, 'Oprah was plugging him.'""You House Democrats, listen to me on this: You know the polling. You know you're going down in flames regardless...