The Truffle

In 2006, Rush Limbaugh claimed he'd been "liberated" from his role as GOP stooge. Now, he's the freaking party's de facto leader, declaring once again, at CPAC, that he wants Obama to fail. This is good for the Democrats. In the words of Rahm Emmanuel on "Face the Nation": He's asked for President Obama and called for President Obama to fail. That's his view. And that's what he has enunciated. And whenever a Republican criticizes him, they have to run back and apologize to him and say they were misunderstood. He is the voice and the intellectual force and energy behind the Republican Party. He has been up front about what he views and hasn't stepped back from that, which is he hopes for failure. He said it and I compliment him for his honesty. But that's their philosophy that is enunciated by Rush Limbaugh and I think that's the wrong philosophy for America.... When a Republican did attack him he clearly had a turn-around and ...

Rush Limbaugh has a new nickname for war vets who become war critics: "Phony soldiers." Oh yeah? Folks, let's not let Mr. Wart-on-Anus live this one down, 'kay?

Yes, the schadenfreude continues, as Jon Friedman explains why we have Rush to thank for helping the Democrats win. At last, Rush Limbaugh got his comeuppance. And he did it all by himself. As a matter of fact, my favorite Election Day moment occurred at the very end of the process, when newly elected Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill slyly thanked Limbaugh for his role in her victory. Yes, revenge was sweet for the Democrats. And why not? Limbaugh had delighted in kicking sand in their faces for years, luxuriating in the GOP's dominance in national politics. In contrast to Limbaugh's trademark, piercing proclamations, McCaskill made her remark while flashing a big, triumphant smile. But she clearly relished in twisting the knife. Fair enough. Limbaugh went too far when he blasted actor Michael J. Fox, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, on the eve of the midterm elections. One view is that all's fair in politics, and Fox had put himself in the public arena by becomin...