Abbey Road

I was caught the other day listening in the car to the Rush Limbaugh talk show that runs around midday in Chicago. I told my passenger friend the truth. What else could I do?

I listen to Rush. Not everyday of course, but probably once a week. And you should too. Here’s why.

If you never put aside a little time each week to listen to the conservative Republican talk shows, you’re missing a great opportunity to hear what the other side thinks. As the Fox TV News folks say it, we need fair and balanced.

If you only read the New York Times or watch CNN, oh what a wayward citizen you’ll become. You’ll mist the opportunity to listen to people tell you that Democrat Barack Obama has done more to divide America than any candidate in recent memory. Of course, I didn’t hear the why behind that statement.

You’d also have missed the chance to learn that the ONLY reason Obama stands where he does today - on the brink of the Democratic nomination for President - is that so many people hate Hillary Clinton.

Now there is element of truth in there somewhere if you dig a bit because a great many people really can’t stand Hillary and can’t imagine voting for her.

But if Rush thinks that’s the only reason people will vote for Barack he hasn’t been listening. Of course Air America doesn’t get out nearly as well here in Chicago as Rush.