Laughing at this, good Lord - you actually thought they'd be genuinely interested in your take?

Fox News is hardly the conservative hotbed they say, but it does generally avoid stacking the deck in favor of Dems -- which must be why they hate it. And remember when they refused to debate on that network? And how some party people refused to be interviewed? Did they have to spell out for us what their game is?

If the GOP wins the presidency it should actively avoid the partisan networks. It should reward outlets that want to discuss ideas and marginalize the hacks -- even the famous ones. Let some new media companies grow and thrive. Stop accepting policy debates built around false premises.

Do people here vote with their wallets? Do you subscribe to the venerable magazines? The internet start-ups? Or do you give your clicks to NYT and NBC websites?

I watched the segment and, from my perspective, the gist of your comment was clearly supportive of Rush. You acknowledged something obvious - that he could have said things differently - then indicated that for him to have done this would be "milquetoast."

And now you seem to be losing a bit of your composure because even this "could be interpreted as criticism." Really - that's what you're so concerned about? Not what Rush said? Not the way that it reflects on his defenders and fellow conservatives?

This has gone on far too long. Why do other conservatives allow this man to hold them hostage? When he says things that are outrageous and cruel, why do decent people fall silent (except to keep defending him)?

What does it say about a political movement when its leader can never be criticized, ever, by its members, no matter what he says or does? What kind of regime does that make you think of?

Obviously Rush is very powerful, has a vast audience of listeners, and so on. While others keep hiding behind this excuse, the problem keeps getting worse. Conservatives are paying a price for this, in the eyes of the rest of the world. I thought that if Mona Charen was stepping forward to comment, she would have something to say which would be difficult but necessary for other to hear. She did nothing of the kind - and yet here she is, trying to cop a plea to the loyalty police. Isn't anyone else with a conscience willing to show some courage? Looks like the wait goes on.

On the day Andrew Breitbart passed away, it's pretty ironic that a conservative seems surprised that they were duped by the corrupt liberal JournoList media and turned into a weapon against their own side. How many more times before it becomes shame on you?

Too bad no one was able to do the same for you.

I like people who can take it as much as they dish it out. Hard to find these days. Well done.

That's called "Dowding", I believe.

Sorry, but here is a word for someone who spends $1000 a year on condoms and birth control pills.
I'm sure her classmates were watching this on TV thinking, my God, what a SL_T.

By the way, who forced her to go to a Catholic Law School?
The University of Virginia is not too far away why can't she transfer if she wants her pills and condoms paid for.

You should be impressed they could find even 12 words you said in defense of Rush Limbaugh. Calling any woman he doesn't know a "sl*t" (especially given his own reprehensible history) isn't being partisan, it's being an idiot. Conservative or Liberal, to defend such a disgusting statement against a young woman he knows nothing about is blatant bigotry. Most women would find only two words for Limbaugh and one of them you wouldn't be able to say on air.