Frustrations with Limbaugh

(You actually need to know which one). In this case, both.

David Limbaugh has an article out basically saying that Fred needs to convince the electorate that he wants to be President.

I find his lack of "fire in the belly" refreshing. He strikes me as one of the few presidential candidates since Ronald Reagan whose primary motivation is not personal aggrandizement but rather serving and leading the nation in very troubled and dangerous times. I see him as almost being drafted into this project, and his refusal to drool publicly over the prospect of becoming the most powerful man in the world is positively delightful.

That said, he needs to make a more convincing case to the voters, which will require a greater display of enthusiasm that he views these as both perilous and promising times and that he is the best man, overall, to navigate the ship of state through these times.

So, Fred, please, as distasteful as it may be to you, it's time to step up and prove you want it. Time is short.

Yet we had Fred on two Sunday News programs explaining his desire to be President. He has constantly talked about this on the campaign trail. The reason that the message is not getting out is not because of Fred--it is because the media either does not cover it, or ignores it and keeps blathering on about the Lazy Fred or the Fred that doesn't want to be President.

The people who need to step up is not Fred, but those with columns or radio shows or news programs. Even if they are not in a position to "endorse", they need to be actively pointing out how the media is actively distorting Fred to make him look less appealing!

And this leads me to David's brother, Rush. Rush is in the most prominent position within the conservative movement. He is doing yeoman work by pointing out that Huck is NOT a conservative. He is pointing out that there is no such thing as "SoCons" and "FisCons"--they are connected together into "conservatives" which means that McCain and Huck are NOT conservatives.

But so far, he has used two thirds of today's show talking about Huckabee rather than bringing up Fred--or even Mitt. Maybe he will do it in the last hour, but I would like to see him spend an entire show talking about the conservative positives of the candidates and show how the media is distorting the character of Fred.