The Brits did what liberals always do: They raised taxes on the rich. Quicker than you can say “stupid move,” the rich reacted.

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RUSH: This story is fascinating, and also fascinating to me is who might have leaked this and how long it's been known.

RUSH: If that microphone hadn't been on, nobody would know what Costas said. If you stop and think about it, it's the microphone's fault.

RUSH: When it rains, it pours, folks. There have been an amazing number of violent deaths... Look at this! A "borderline genius" kills with a crossbow and a knife! It's another murder/suicide. If it weren't for the crossbow and the knife, they might be alive...

RUSH: This is made to order for him going over the cliff.  Because what he gets to do is what he really wants to do.  This guy wants to wipe out the Republican Party. Barack Obama dislikes everything about the Republican Party and everything about conservatism.  

RUSH: This is why people who received dividend income are asking for it to be paid this year, before this stuff kicks in.  People that have the ability to move income to this year are taking it.

RUSH: The Republican Party equals "conservatism" in people's minds. So when the Republican Party waters it down and it's just a bunch of quivering Jell-O moderation that is called "conservatism," that's not attractive to anybody. 

RUSH: I think the Democrats who oppose capitalism know exactly what they're opposing, and they oppose it because it isn't fair, and it isn't any more complicated than that. They don't like the fact that there are some losers, and they don't like the fact that you have to risk things.

RUSH: Obama has built up a cult-like following, and it consists of people who don't care what he stands for.