Rush again

Unless you are a dittohead or a masochist, chances are I’ve spent a lot more time listening to him than you have. I think he’s an asshole and a hypocrite, and I think he’s done immeasurable harm to political discourse in this country.

And now we learn, via his maid, that he’s been popping thirty OxyContins a day — which means that his radio monologues sounded like the work of someone completely disconnected from reality because that’s exactly what they’ve been, apparently for years.

Having said all that, this is almost enough to make you feel sorry for the guy. Almost.

Update: Uggabugga is profoundly unimpressed by Newsweek’s spin.