Howard Kurtz in the Washington Post thinks the liberals are "agitated" at Rush Limbaugh. Wrong. Most of us find it supremely amusing to see all the "leaders" of the Republican party -- those tough guys who so easily threw around all the macho they could during the Bush years, the "bring 'em on" butchy-boys who strutted around with their codpieces positively glowing as they called the Democrats and liberals wimps and "French" -- suddenly cowering and trembling with fear if theyI, for one, am not agitated nor amused. As far as I am concerned there are very real contributions that opposition parties provide. It is important to have the voices of as many as is possible be heard. In this country, the vehicles for those voices (in the political context) are the two parties. With Limbaugh, however, we are not hearing an informed opposition. Instead, he provides non-substantive rhetoric.
dare whisper a word of dissent against a loudmouth braggart who dresses like he just got off work at the Bada-Bing.
I am disappointed by Limbaugh. Whether or not I disagree with him, it is clear that he is misusing his place for reasons that seem to have more to do with his own ego than anything else.
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