Jay Nordlinger (National Review Online) has an article out today on Rush Limbaugh.

As far as I know, Rush Limbaugh isn’t running for anything. And he isn’t trying to be the face of the Republican party. He has a radio talk show. And, taking advantage of free speech in America, he says what he thinks. People are free to agree or disagree. That’s democracy. (Forgive the banality.) If you have a better argument, spell it out. One thing Rush has always been happy to do is engage with ideas.

Personally, I enjoy listening to Rush from time to time. I don’t always tune in, but when I do I find that he has some interesting perspectives. It’s always been tough for the Left to shut Rush up with the normal insults since Rush really doesn’t care. He’s not a minister or a politician. He’s not leading a congregation and he isn’t running for office. Prescription pain killer addiction? Yep, but he’s getting help. Divorced? Yep, but so have a lot of others. Do I think that behavior is good? No, but I’m not tuning into Rush to get guidance on my marriage. They are going to have to come up with something much better than that. I think he loves the fact that so many on the other side of the argument get all blue faced from his commentary.

Just be aware that you can turn the dial on the radio anytime you start feeling a little uneasy. At the moment, we still have a choice of what we will listen to in the media.