There have have been times where I thought Rush Limbaugh was too much of an apologist for the Republican Party. I will support the GOP for as long as it is represented by true conservatives. For the last few years, my enthusiasm for civics and Rush's radio show has eroded with the growth of government and the departure from conservative principles, all while the GOP was at the helm. I've understood Rush's reluctance to go after an increasingly centrist GOP with the same kind of rhetoric he goes after the Left, as the GOP is still the best chance at reviving the conservative movement. But I didn't like it.

The Republican Party has simply done a miserable job of representing conservatism over the last decade. Any civic-minded, college-aged adult who has formed an opinion on notable conservatives and conservatism during this time has undoubtedly done so on the basis of complete lies and misinformation. To say that there is a liberal bias in their sources of information or discourse is a gross understatement. What's worse, there has been no consistent, foundational message of conservatism as the necessary contrast for thinking people to reason out a position. Over the weekend, that message seems to have shown signs of life with the help of Rush Limbaugh.

Barack Obama has poured greasy fat on the already slippery slope politicians have created over the last decade. Even France thinks Obama's recently passed economic 'stimulus' bill is too socialist. France!! It looks like the smackdown the GOP received last November coupled with the nearly unbelievable government spending in only the first six weeks of unchecked, liberal policy-making might have been what the GOP needed to recover from it's own drunken stupor. Conservatives have hopefully recognized the true threat to our country now. The Left has and will continue to portray Rush as a hate-filled, cartoon character to try and discredit the messenger of a great message. Don't believe it. If you've got the time, check out his address to CPAC 2009. It's the kind of message that's been missing, and frankly what people need to hear to make rational choices for our leaders going forward.

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Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10