[TheRealThing]

The money should have never been released as long as Iran remained a state sponsor of terror governed by terrorists. That is the truth of the matter. I don't see how Trump gained anything by trying to support the facts of the matter with a foundation of lies.

As for Rush, he used to be a steadfast conservative who was very entertaining and politically incorrect. That Rush ceased to exist long ago. Now he is a Republican above all else and he plays it too safe with his humor, IMO. I used to love his parodies of the Clinton crime family but he's no longer willing to risk his job to for laughs.

Well, you just might be smack-on with that. It is also possible that recent events have caused him to take on a somewhat more pragmatic outlook of late. And in so doing though he finds himself still willing to carry the message, that willingness is tempered with the sobering reality for example, that despite all the mountains of recently revealed evidence, the American voter just last month returned Democrats to power in the House anyway. It's difficult to be as creative in voicing one's opinion with the end of things as we know them, looming in our immediate future. I mean, how many times does the daily news loop need to cause one's jaw to drop before optimism fads a bit?

And in saying that, and although to lose the House was a decidedly bad outcome, it's way more than that. IMHO for folks like Rush, the realities of the foundational precepts that once made this land the apple of the world's eye, have all but dissipated. Those precepts remain nonetheless, in sharp remembrance for folks of Rush's age group. To wit, morality nowadays, does not establish boundaries for proper behavior as in days past. The concept of right and wrong has become passé, just a backdrop from which to launch a clever argument meant to subvert morality. So where at one time people's own convictions caused them to choose to behave, now their first inclination seems to be to look for a way out of such responsibility. Thus are the foundations of this land under attack, whether social, moral, or pertaining to the pandect of US law as such cases might pertain to same sex marriage and the like. But at the core of these ceaseless attacks, the character and willingness of those who're supposed to be responsible enough to effectively self govern, are very much in question. Because as 'the people' have all too shamelessly demonstrated in the voting booth, trading one's integrity for the sake of free stuff courtesy of Uncle Sam, is done without a thought, let alone regret.

That realization is sufficient to take the wind out of the sails of many, if not all. Because at some point from a secular standpoint, one is forced to admit the enormity of trying to hold back the flood of ruin which has inundated America has made the task futile. And the heavyhearted concern of the forefathers made evident. Now spiritually, all of that which is to come was foretold of God long ago. And the ultimate victory over the evil flood can be found only in Christ. But for those like Rush and others though they understand the end game to all of this, they soldier on because to go down fighting is the right thing to do. Rush BTW, still has his good days.