RUSH: From our old buddies at Mediaite: "Bill O'Reilly On GOP 2012 Lineup: If I'm Obama, 'I'm Not Quaking Over There' -- Bill O'Reilly and Charles Krauthammer discussed a recent column by George Will claiming there are really only five serious Republican candidates for President in 2012: Mitch Daniels, Haley Barbour, Tim Pawlenty, Jon Huntsman and Mitt Romney. Krauthammer agreed with that field of candidates, prompting O'Reilly to conclude with a list like that, 'if I'm President Obama, I'm not...

RUSH: Shirley in Seattle. Great to have you on the EIB Network. Hi.CALLER: Good morning, Mr. Limbaugh. Thank you for taking my call again.RUSH: You're quite welcome.CALLER: I'm real excited.RUSH: You bet.CALLER: You bet. I originally called about one other thing but then I had said something about that I had unfortunately gone over to the dark side for a few years and now I'm back because I have seen the light, and I just --RUSH: What do you mean you "went to the dark side"? What do you...

RUSH: Here's Rumsfeld. This is Piers Morgan last night on CNN. Morgan says, "On 9/11 you didn't call your wife?"RUMSFELD: Of course it's true. Torie Clarke said, "Have you called Mrs. R.?" And I said, "No," and she said, "You son-of-a-bitch," and I said, "Well, you may have a point."MORGAN: Why didn't you?RUMSFELD: Well, I was busy! My goodness gracious! The building was burning. They were still pulling people out of the building. It was a terrible, tragic day for our country. She knew...

RUSH: The media is still wringing its hands: "What's Obama gonna do about Libya?" He's gotta do something. He's gotta say something. He can't. The Wall Street Journal had it right. Obama came to power ripping the whole notion of the United States getting involved in the Middle East. Now everybody's clamoring for him to do something. Last night CNN's In the Arena, they spoke to David "Rodham" Gergen. The question, "Is there a coherent foreign policy message coming out of this regime?"GERGEN:...

RUSH: Have you heard about the old e-mails that have been circulating that they found from Governor Walker? The old e-mail controversy. The e-mails are old. We got a media montage. The media trying to say that Governor Walker is caving, he's caving. And you take a look at these e-mails and he's not nearly as strident as he is in public. He's a lot softer. He's much more amenable to caving if you read these e-mails. The problem is they're old, and the e-mails in question have nothing to do...

RUSH: Ron Schiller, we learned last week quit NPR after this sting operation, to go out to the Aspen Institute where he was going to become some art director. Well, now he's decided not to join the Aspen Institute. The first story of this is yesterday from Mediaite. "The fallout from the undercover video of NPR executives began with NPR’s response and now NPR has released Schiller’s response." Get this, by the way. "While the meeting I participated in turned out to be a ruse, I...

RUSH: The New York Times -- (laughing) -- I mean the whole paper today. "Rising Gas Cost Finds the Nation Better Prepared." (laughing) Yes. "The increase in energy prices is beginning to resemble the rise in 2008. But this time, the American economy may be better prepared for higher fuel costs. ... While the latest surge in energy prices is likely to cause some pain and slow the recovery from the recession, economists say the spike is unlikely to derail the rebound unless prices rise a lot further....

RUSH: A story from CNBC. This really bothers me. It bothers me. It tugs at my heart. It bothers me I can't tell you how much. "Handouts..." This headline alone: "Government Handouts," welfare, whatever you want to call it, "Make Up One-Third of US Wages." One-third! Of course we're really not talking "wages," but I understand the use of the word in this story and in the headline. One-third of us don't earn anything. One-third of us live totally on handouts. One-third of our great country...

RUSH: Look at this. New York Times: "The Prison That Won't Go Away." Do you realize, folks, the New York Times says the reason why Obama won't close Gitmo is because Bush forced him into keeping it open. No, I kid you not. You know, we have a thriving merchandise business at Guantanamo Bay. It's accessed at the EIB Store at Rushlimbaugh.com. Listen, Club Gitmo is still open for business, folks. Don't think anything's changed there. (playing Club Gitmo spoof) RUSH: It's still open and our...

Rush's Morning Update: GlumMarch 10, 2011Watch It! Download Morning Update Video in QuickTimeListen to It! Windows Media Player|RealPlayer This week, AP began a story by asking why politicians are still "so glum" with the jobless rate dropping to 8.9 percent, and over 200,000 private sector jobs added last month. Claiming those numbers represent the "sharpest drop in a generation," AP then sought to explain why "both ends of the political spectrum" are "surprisingly unenthusiastic.""Conservatives,"...

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"Thirty-five percent of American adults on the dole, to me, is the single reason why I have been doing this show since I started in Sacramento. Everything you want to know about what's wrong with American politics is in that number.""Gary Hart was the original Clinton -- he was just ahead of his time." "According to the Times, the Bush legacy of torture and abuse has forced our young president to keep Guantanamo Bay open. Now,...