I admit it: I kind of LIKE Rush Limbaugh.

Ok, before you think that I’ve lost my mind, I am well aware of how much of what Mr. Limbaugh says is simply not true (I can recommend Al Franken’s book: Rush Limbuagh is a Big Fat Idiot for a list of his early failures.)

And no, the couple of times I managed to listen to his show, he has bored me more than fired me up. Once, I was driving and getting tired and I found his show on the radio. I figured that listening to it would fire me up; really get my blood boiling. But no: it consisted of the following: “a golf course wanted to cut down a tree, some liberal group objected, but they cut down the tree anyway; much of the rest of the show was the sound of a chain saw and Limbaugh yelling “timber”. That’s it. Meh.

So, what do I admire about him?

1. He makes lots of money, mostly off of his moronic listeners. Anyone who takes money from that collection of losers gets at least a grudging nod of approval from me.

2. Republicans routinely kiss his big fat butt. Sarah Palin was the latest, but check out the list of others:

Many other Republicans have walked back their criticism of Limbaugh

Michael Steele walked back comment that Limbaugh is an “entertainer” and his show is “incendiary” and “ugly.” On the February 28, 2009 edition of CNN’s D.L.Hughley Breaks the News, Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele responded to Limbaugh’s comment that he wanted Obama to “fail,” by saying: “Rush Limbaugh is an entertainer. Rush Limbaugh, his whole thing is entertainment. Yes, he has this incendiary–yes, it’s ugly.” He later reportedly apologized to Limbaugh, telling Politico: “My intent was not to go after Rush — I have enormous respect for Rush Limbaugh. … I was maybe a little bit inarticulate. … There was no attempt on my part to diminish his voice or his leadership.”

Rep. Gingrey apologized after saying it’s “easy” for Limbaugh to “stand back and throw bricks.” After Limbaugh said on his show that Obama is “more frightened of me,” than other Republican leaders, and that it “doesn’t say much about our party,” Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) reportedly said that “it’s easy if you’re Sean Hannity or Rush Limbaugh or even sometimes Newt Gingrich to stand back and throw bricks. You don’t have to try to do what’s best for your people and your party. You know you’re just on these talk shows and you’re living well and plus you stir up a bit of controversy and gin the base and that sort of thing.” Gingrey later apologized, saying he sees “eye to eye” with Limbaugh, that he and other conservative radio hosts “are the voices of the conservative movement’s conscience,” and that “we are inspired by their words and by their determination.”

Gov. Sanford backpedaled comment that “anyone who wants Obama to fail is an idiot.” In a February 25, 2009 interview with Real Clear Politics, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford said of Obama: “I don’t want him to fail. Anybody who wants him to fail is an idiot, because it means we’re all in trouble.” According to a Think Progress post, Sanford’s spokesperson later said “the governor was not referring to anyone” and was speaking “generically.”

Rep. Tiahrt hedges after saying Limbaugh is “just an entertainer.” During an April 2009 interview with the Kansas City Star, Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) reportedly said Limbaugh is “just an entertainer,” after being asked “by a Kansas City Star Editorial Board member whether Limbaugh was now the de facto leader of the GOP.” The Wichita Eagle later reported: “Tiahrt spokesman Sam Sackett said Tiahrt was not speaking negatively about Limbaugh but was trying to defend him against the suggestion that Limbaugh could be blamed for the GOP’s woes. ‘The congressman believes Rush is a great leader of the conservative movement in America — not a party leader responsible for election losses,’ Sackett told The Eagle editorial board. ‘Nothing the congressman said diminished the role Rush has played and continues to play in the conservative movement.’ “

This is hilarious!

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