General Wesley Clark Calls for Congress to Take Limbaugh Off Armed Forces Radio

General Wesley Clark wrote a piece for Huffington Post dated October 2, 2007, in which he argues that Congress can remove Rush Limbaugh from Armed Forces Radio. He points out that unlike commercial radio, Armed Forces Radio is taxpayer funded. The political ramifications of such a move would be interesting.

First of all, it would put so-called Republican "moderates" like George Voinovich who voted to condemn the Move On ad about Petraeus in a bind. If they voted to remove funding for Bush, they would tick off the "ditto-heads", not to mention Rush himself. This could lead to primary challengers in 2010. If they voted against removing funding, it would just one more example of how these Bush-enablers are willing to do the bidding of their Party's wing-nut faction, regardless of the hypocrisy involved.

Second, if it were attached to a military funding bill, it would put Bush in a bind. Can you imagine the political hay that could be made out of his vetoing a funding bill for American troops because he wanted to protect Rush? All in all, it is a great idea. If you want to send an email message to Congress, go to this website address: http://ga4.org/campaign/dumprush