Barack Obama Inauguration to Cost Most in History

[PennyLane]

It has been of those days yes.

Studying? Pfft, my classes are easy as hell this semester.

Bad Karma today! Since you have easy classes this semester, you will be pulling all "A"s.

[wanna be drummer]

By the looks of things, yeah I should be gettin all A's

[TypeO]

Some good points by Cafferty. Shoots down Rush Limbaugh and questions what Obama will do with the prisoners at Gauntanamo.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/26/caf...bama/index.html

It's funny because although I'm hardly a "dittohead" - I listen because it's on the internet stream I listen to - I've come to recognize Rush Limbaugh's viewpoint, and it's rarely as personal as all his detractors make it. He's very strict in sticking purely to the politics. But for people who dislike him, they seldom hear the full message, which is simply a consistently conservative viewpoint. It's his bread and butter, it's what he does. I'm personally pretty sensitive to racism, and contrary to various claims of those who bitterly despise him, I've never reallly heard him say anything racist. Many conservative viewpoints are perceived as racist by liberals, but that doesn't make them so. But I'm hardly a Limbaugh apologist, he stands on his own. But neither do I deny that I often agree with his observations. So enough about Rush.

I think "continues to misrepresent what Limbaugh said" is a lot more accurate description.

As with most any comment, it's easy to pull it out of context and "shoot it down."

Here, however, is that missing context.

The actual transcript:

HANNITY: Coming off record-ratings year for you, but you are a passionate conservative. You've defined conservatives for many people in this country for years. He represents the antithesis in terms of his worldview. So then the question becomes: Do you want him to succeed?

RUSH: Now, this... (turns to camera) I am so glad that he asked me that question. (turns back to Hannity) I am so glad that you asked me this question.

HANNITY: I'm glad to. (chuckles)

RUSH: I'll tell you why. I am hearing many Republicans say that very thing. "Well, we want him to succeed," and prominent Republicans! "Yes, we want him to succeed." They have laid down. They have totally. They're drinking the Kool-Aid, too. They have no guts to stand up for what their beliefs are because they're afraid of criticism. They're afraid of being called racists. They're afraid of not having gotten with the program. Now success can be defined two ways. I said earlier, "I don't know about this guy." I really don't. I've got my suspicions and they're pretty close to convictions, but we're going to have to wait to see what he does. Now if he turns out to be a Reagan, if he adds Reagan to his recipe of FDR and Lincoln --

HANNITY: (laughing)

RUSH: -- and if he does cut some taxes --

HANNITY: Yeah.

RUSH: -- if he does not eliminate the Bush tax cuts, I would call that success. So yes, I would hope he would succeed if he acts like Reagan. But if he's going to do FDR -- if he's going to do The New New Deal all over, which we will call here The Raw Deal -- why would I want him to succeed? Look, he's my president. The fact that he is historic is irrelevant to me now. It matters not at all. If he is going to implement a far-left agenda... Look, I think it's already decided: a $2 trillion in stimulus? The growth of government? I think the intent here is to create as many dependant Americans as possible looking to government for their hope and salvation. If he gets nationalized health care, I mean, it's over, Sean. We're never going to roll that back. That's the end of America as we have known it, because that's then going to set the stage for everything being government owned, operated, or provided. Why would I want that to succeed? I don't believe in that. I know that's not how this country is going to be great in the future; it's not what made this country great. So I shamelessly say, "No! I want him to fail." If his agenda is a far-left collectivism -- some people say socialism -- as a conservative heartfelt, deeply, why would I want socialism to succeed?

As I said in another thread, this isn't any different than the "I support the troops but not the Commander in Chief" claims we've heard for the past 6 or 7 years.