Why Did Rush Limbaugh Change His Mind on Sotomayor?

By U.S. News Staff

June 5, 2009 RSS Feed Print

Reports Politico: "After calling Judge Sonia Sotomayor a 'reverse racist' last week, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh said Wednesday that he may now possibly support President Barack Obama's pick for the Supreme Court." Here's what Limbaugh said on his show: "I can see a possibility of supporting this nomination if I can be convinced that she does have a sensibility toward life in a legal sense." What changed Limbaugh's mind? Are others in the GOP telling Limbaugh to keep quiet on the Supreme Court nominee? Post your thoughts.

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Rush said: "if I can be convinced that she does have a sensibility toward life in a legal sense" IF is the operating word here. He is not convinced. If you listen to him, you will realize that Rush does not easily keel over to accommodate pressures in any direction. He doesn't need to. Rush is a conservative rock in a sea of emotional Obamamania...

Sofia Stafford of IL 10:43PM August 02, 2009

Listening to Rush reminds me of why I am no longer a Republican. I am more of a John McCain or Colin Powell Republican. At present there seems no longer a place for me, nor for Colin Powell or, really, even for Jon McCain.

Alan Granger of TX 7:54AM June 11, 2009

Whether Rush is responding to others' advice, or is able to grasp a basic fact on his own doesn't matter. Sotomayer is intelligent, but lacks the intellectual power to be anything but a back bencher. She'll never be a strong influence over the other justices, and will do less harm than some others might. She might be an identity-politics activist (a subtle form of racist), but so would anyone this administration nominates. She's a lesser-of-evils candidate for the job.

I suspect that this isn't Rush's own decision. It's more likely that wiser heads are pressuring him to let the right choose its battles more carefully. -

bob of MA 2:46PM June 09, 2009

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