John Nichols: GOP Chair to Rush: "You're The Boss!"

from The Nation:



GOP Chair to Rush: "You're The Boss!"
posted by John Nichols on 03/03/2009 @ 12:24am



Here's the latest from the not-exactly-sure-whether-it-wants-to-be-loyal opposition:

Rush Limbaugh, the nation's most verbose Republican, delivered a chest-thumping, eyes-popping denunciation of President Obama's efforts to renew the economy on Saturday:

"What possibly is in this that any of us want to succeed?" the radio ranter told the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, leaving no doubt about where his patriotism begins and ends.

Yikes, thought Michael Steele, the defeated US Senate candidate who, after a lengthy job search recently found work as chairman of the Republican National Committee.

Appearing later Saturday on CNN's D.L. Hughley Breaks the News -- a program that the media-savvy RNC chair presumed Limbaugh would not be viewing -- Steele sought to place a little distance between an already out there party and Limbaugh's apocalyptic advocacy. ........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.thenation.com/blogs/state_of_change/413523/gop_chair_to_rush_you_re_the_boss?rel=hp_picks

...gets on a talk show and says about Rush that he is "just an entertainer" or "just a comedian", they need to be called on it. Entertainers and comedians are not able to extract apologies from those who criticize them, especially not from powerful politicians.

Therefore it is simply not accurate to try and characterize Rush as such.