Limbaugh's Soft Spot

Of course many could only enjoy the fuss that arose when Michael Steele, the head of the RNC, decried Rush Limbaugh as an “entertainer” who at times got “ugly” followed by Steele apologizing on Limbaugh’s show.

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But what really seems interesting is that Limbaugh felt threatened enough by the term, as if he had to force a display of his power by making Steele apologize. Limbaugh for the moment has made his point, but in the long run he has acknowledged where he is vulnerable. Reagan could be called an entertainer but it mattered little to the right once he became governor of California. Limbaugh fears that he may lose his standing among conservatives, that he might be somehow shut out of the decision-making process, if he is considered merely a media personality as opposed to an office holder.