As for your challenge for “anyone to recall what Mr. Limbaugh’s original intent was in making that statement back in January”, I’ll take you up on that.

THis is the gist of Rush’s message:

“Since Obama’s policy is to transform our Democratic Republic into a Socialist nightmare, you’re goddamned right I hope he FAILS.

Stop criticizing me for pointing out the obvious and start focusing on how we can make sure the Socialist-in Chief, who isn’t about to “change” his mind, doesn’t succeed.”

Get it?

I’ll start:
“Unions are Destroying American Corporations”
-The US Steel industry was bankrupted by Unions.
-US Auto Industry is bankrupt because of high labor, legacy cost and legendary poor
craftsmanship of the UAW.
-US Educational system is one of the poorest in the world because of the Teachers
Unions. Additionally, because the state regulates education the teachers union is illegal.

You answer by saying “You respect my opinion but you’re wrong because…” {add facts here} No insults allowed or personal attacks just a debate with facts. Come on…I made it easy for you!

You have things backwards, as do most idealogues. The “elitists” understand that Obama didn’t win so much as the “bubbas” lost. The electorate leans right on meaningful issues: defense, economy, foreign policy, and so on. The electorate trends more liberal on ‘social’ issues (the things that don’t matter as much.) The “elitists” didn’t want Obama, so “buyer’s remorse” isn’t even remotely applicable.

The overall problem with idealogues is that they conflate social issues with the meaningful ones and posit that a centrist stance on social issues is equivalent to a desire for communism. The “bubba” stance is just silly: if you’re not for jesus then you must be a commie. The “elitists” know this. The “bubbas” do not.

The surefire way for the republicans to continue losing ground is to let the “bubbas” dictate terms. The “elitists” see this for what it is.

#113 — If you believe even one particle of the Man Made Global Warming/Climate change propaganda then you are not conservative, just a scared Republican that has helped lead the party into oblivion.

You just pegged the moronometer. Congratulations.

If you don’t understand that man contributes to a changing climate then you’re simply a clueless idealogue. Man’s contribution is measurable and it is well proven. It’s a fact. That said, man’s contribution seems to be small enough that mitigation attempts are expensive and pointless. There’s a difference between understanding stuff and dealing with it rationally and simply making pronouncements that things not within your belief system are not real by definition.

Your statement is little more than a poster example of how it is that the left can successfully paint members of the right as scientifically illiterate imbeciles.

The way you defeat socialists is by understanding the science they want to base policy on.

Look around, those you name as conservative act like scared children. They fear to stand on conservative priniciple hoping to not offend anyone. On the other hand Rush if vocal and pushy since he expects those who claim to be conservative to act like one. Here is one simple test. If you believe even one particle of the Man Made Global Warming/Climate change propaganda then you are not conservative, just a scared Republican that has helped lead the party into oblivion. For one, I hope the Republican go the way of the Whigs so that Conservatives can make a clean break. Principle rules over winning and losing.

Only for the mentally challenged.

This is a fight between the elitist strain and the bubba strain of the conservatives. The elitists now have severe buyers remorse over The Won. (C Buckley, Frum, et al) The bubbas got it right and it pisses the elitists off no end. Good on it! Us bitter clingers have more sense than the Ivy Leaguers. The graduates of State U have more sense than those who spent big bucks for what? A snooty alma mater?

Ya’ll are no loss. Go join the dhimmicrats where you really belong. Tools.