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[...] such as  fiscal issues. I'm not saying that we need to sweep our differences under the rug, but calling for moderates to leave the party because they don't agree with the party platform line-by-line is stupid and unhelpful. Now is [...]

[...] of the Pure", and its leader tells any who fail its white-glove test, Arlen, to begone, and take your filthy fellows with you. It may wind up being a small party, but, by God, it will know what its principles are, and every [...]

what a fail-bot ! ! ! ! !

Chubby is always bragging about having twenty million regular listeners and paints himself as the quasi head of "his Republican" party. The party of hate, fear and division. Those folks may find that when the next national election comes around that may be all the votes they get. Twenty million will not be enough to unseat President Obama or any other Democratic leader. Thank you very much Mr. Lamebrain for that contribution! Nice to see that you have also let Mr. Steele weigh in on this in his own inept way.

Republicans, here is the reason why u r starting to shrink while the democrats are expanding.

could that fat cow sound any more like a segregationist?

Well, maybe when we send the Gitmo detainees to other countries, Limbaugh can go with them. He would not be missed. What a big blowhard this man is. His ego is enormous.

This just gets better all the time. Perhaps if they keep attacking each other, they will leave the Dems alone to do what they want to do.

here is the real head of the repb party. know wonder spector left. if you dont agree with everything russ believes you arent a real repb. i am tired of repb thinking they are the only party that loves this country and are true AMERICANS. they arent .....dems love this country too.

Send this idiot to Gitmo..... and put him in the cave with Osama Bin Laden. They both are the biggest evil to have hit this planet.

as usual...Rush is right on................the party needs to get back to true Conservatism...............Bush was a diaster..........McCain maybe worse......a true Conservative can reclaim the White House

Conservatives take note: Limbaughs ratings couldn't be better.

When Limbagh's ratings are up, the survivability of Republicans is down.

Hey, Rush, can we get Sara too, she can add to our big tent. This can of worms is finally open.

Well said touche' 1-20-2013

Yes, it is time for GOP to split on two parties: A party of religious extremists like Lim... and a party of moderate fiscal conservatives.

Well, now we know the official Republican stand on it, straight from the leader.

Before too long, the Republican Party will be full of Limbuagh clones.
Fat old white me, with drug problems that can’t stay married.

The party of the DITTO heads.

So Limbaugh actually didn't say to take McCain...he said "other" people are saying it and he found humor while discussing this, as it relates to Specter switching parties.

But CNN paints it as Limbaugh making a flat statement to Specter to take McCain. Is it any surprise that CNN's ratings are in the toilet?

A house divided..... I don't need to say anymore. Seriously, I don't want McCain or his daughter.

Keep it up Rush.

...and Limbaugh, please, take Limbaugh with you. If you can't carry him tie him to the rear bumper of your car, and take him hollering and screaming into the night. Oh wait, that's the Rush Limbaugh Show! lmao!

Would love to welcome McCain and ALL Americans to the Democratic party...... However, Secessionists are not welcomed!

Rush Limbaughs days as"mouth of the " are also numbered.

Of cause it is ultimately good. Let's face, it GOP is a fundamentalist religious party and therefore should be treated as such. There is no difference at the moment between official GOP line and hindu or muslim fundamentalism.

Keep sending 'em…Your party will continue to die a slow death.

There's no place in the republican party for a moderate. Moderates should create a thrid party. They'd probably win.

You guys keeping moving farther and farther to the right....and farther and farther away from the Moderate America we live in.

Amusing. It's Limbaugh himself who is emlematic of the dire situation his dying party finds itself in. I am no fan of Specter, but every reasonable person left in the Republican Party is being driven to the same conclusions.

And Rush is a REAL Republican?

Rush, when are you going to run for a spot in government? Let the people decide if you are or aren't.

Maybe, Rush Limbaugh is 'right' on this one. However, maybe Megan McCain is right to.. Megan McCain said on the cable tv show 'The View' that Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter should all "just go away" and leave us alone. Maybe, Rush.., you should go, too. I have lost all faith in the Republican Party and so has Senator Arlen Specter and others. There will be more to defect.., they see the writing on the wall for the 'present' Republican Party. The Republican Party should get rid of the dead wood in the party and look forward and toward the future, not looking back or backwards. It would be nice to have some new faces with fresh new ideas and rebuilting the Republican Party. Mike in Montana

These sorts of comments are exactly the reason the republican party is so small. If you want to be a fringe party with regional domination but no chance at the federal level fine by me.

Just don't complain when you don't get things the way you want them. Its pretty simple, if only 20% of the people believe the same things as you how on earth could you expect to get what you want done?

Don't need your comments Rush .... sorry you feel left out and irrelevant ... get use to it.

And the republican implosion reached its tipping point.
The party of 'NO' is being ignored and rejected.
With Al Franken, dont we now have 60 votes?
I guess the GOP shhould have said Yes at least once.
Well, if all you are going to be is negative and say No, eventually no one will listen to you any more...sad...but true

Specter's not enough of an extremist for the Wizard of Oxy. How many more flashing red lights do the remaining moderate Republicans need to realize that your party has been taken from you by extremists?

Heir Rush has spoken resistence is futile, you must be one with the Borg or else. Is it me or has the Republican party just totally gone and embraced the crazy. Just when I think the GOP can't get any lower Steele, Rush ,Hannity and Beck can find room to go lower. Enjoy the wilderness boys!!!

Eventually, some forward looking Republican will have to sound the alarm that unless the party takes a close introspective look at itself and how they are perceived by the nation as a whole not neo conservative iconoclasts they will become shrill and marginal as a political party. Arlen's defection is symbolic of real divisive fissures within the Republican Party. It's a poor rat that has only one hole. You can't be a moderate in today's Republican Party.

Come on over McCain – leave the radical right wingers out there on their shakey limb alone.

Hey, Rush, you know what they say..."divided you fall"

Agree and take Snowe Too!!!

I live in Arizona and I also say McCain with him.

The GOP party leadership has spoken. LOL. I cant get any better than this. This is rich, and I am enjoying every tantalizing detail.

I can see it now:

Michael Steele's reply to Rush: "Yes Sir, Mr. Leader sir." lol

One could possibly imagine that Rush is really a Democrat hell-bent on bringing the GOP down to a complete state of irrelevance. Rush, If you go around kicking everyone out of your party, it will be a lonely party, indeed. Maybe you better open up to other peoples ideas else you will find yourself in complete isolation. Maybe thats what you really want? You'll get your wish.

How many young Republicans do any of us know? (Not including those in the south who just simply don't know any better)

This is why Limbaugh is an entertainer, not a politician. Much as it would be entertaining to have the Republican presidential candidate switch parties a few months after his loss (shades of Joe Lieberman!), and bring Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe along with him, giving Democrats 63 votes once Al Franken is sworn in, this has to be giving Michael Steele a migraine. His tent has already shrunk too small to exert any influence on the legislative process, and Limbaugh is declaring it a good thing to get even smaller? It won't be too much longer before Limbaugh is thrown out from Glenn Beck's Republican Party for insufficient insanity, leaving Beck all by himself.

Ahh yes, the party of "Inclusion" speaks again...

All Hail !!! Boss Limbaugh has spoken !!!!

Limbaugh's not a real Republican. The late Sen John Heinz was a real Reublican. Limbaugh's nothing but a right wing, drug addicted talk show host. He and his propaganda following crowd need to butt out of issues that are beyond them. People like Limbaugh, Santorum and Coulter are ruining my party! I'm a Pennsylvania Republican and will be voting for Arlen Specter for Democratic Senator.

Atta boy Rush!!!!! Yes please bring Meghan McCain with you. She is too good to be a republican. Hey Mr. McCain, now is your chance. Rush doesn't want you anymore. Join the winning team. Soon all that will be left is Rush, Sarah, and Mr. Steele. Oh yes Joe the Plunger too.
Cute party!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mr Limbaugh is the biggest asset the democrats can ask for. He is truly the gift that keeps on giving.

As long as the millionaire radio talk show "entertainers" run the GOP's national agenda, they will continue to loose the support of thinking americans.

The GOP has degenrated into name calling and public temper tantrums and has turned the stomachs of middle of the road americans.

Good move Mr Spector !!

Limbaugh, I'll take any moderate repubs you want to throw our way. It just further marginalizes your extremism.

SHUT UP BIG MOUTH

Awwwww is he mad? I love it, Repubs are destroying themselves...the day that they no longer exist cant come fast enough...

Who care what this ignorant uneducated radio talk show host says

How about Rush take some of his faith money, go on a diet, and perhaps do something good ... like help feed the poor.

Talk about your porkulous package!

I'm a die hard republican, and even I know Rush needs to go.

This just goes to show that had McCain won the election, Limbaugh would have been praying for McCain to die of old age as quickly as possible to make Palin the President. I believe it's safe to say everyone in the Conservative base felt the exact same way.

And Limbaugh's comment about "weeding out people who aren't realy Republican". If that's not a fascist statement, along with his other regular statements, I don't know what is.

Yes, please keep pushing all the moderates out of the Republican Party so they can become even more insignificant than they are.

The Republicans need to boot Limbaugh from the party for its own good.

Yeah, and you Rush, you should go away too, far, far away, and take all your right wing nuts with you, Palin, Steele, Coulter well you know who they are. Good bye.

Hurrah for Specter!!!!!!!!

I have to give Rush Limburgh credit, he admits he wants no one in the Republican Party that does not see things exactly as he does. I wonder how many remaining Rep. Senators feel the same way, and will support Rush´s comments, or if they will exhibit some manhood and let him know that he is doing a great deal of harm to the party. If they keep quiet on this matter, The GOP will no longer be the minority party , but the very very, minority party. I think the rest of us shoud thank both Mr Limbough and Mr. Steele. They are the real supporters of the Democratic Party. The Democrats can´t buy this kind of publicity.

Irrelevant entertainer is taking his followers to the fringe.

We're fillibuster proof now. The GOP can keep the McCain's.

You have to be kidding? The old guy loses, Specter jumps ship, and now McCain is out of the party says the master puppeteer? All too funny....

Let the character assassination begin...

Limbaugh to Specter: Please take McCain with you.....

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If he does that, there would only be, what??.......like 5 or 6 Repubs left in the Senate (LOL).

......and I thought that Michael Steele sounded like a spurned ex-lover; Limbaugh's gonna lose his mind over the next couple of weeks!!!

I don't always agree with Mr. Limbaugh, but he sure has my vote on this one.

Whats the matter Rush would not the senator listen to you. So why dont you like Mccain and his daughter did they say something to hurt your feelings. I suppose you are going to keep Sarah for your own personal use. Rush cant you see there arent very many republicans left in the usa.

Arlen Specter, John McCain, Meghan McCain. Wow! These three have more common sense and decency than the rest of the GOP put together. And the count (3) equals the number of brain cells Rush has.

Rush is right, republicans must uphold their standards of decency, respect, integrity, morals, values and personal responsibility. We should not delute the good that the right represents just to get RINOs elected in evil blue areas.

It doesn't matter who your god is, if you feel confident in facing him with the way you have conducted your life then you are a republican, if you fear a god based on a selfish, taker, hateful life you have lived, then you can go join the party for you as Specter has done.

I'd like to comment on Limbaugh, but if I go further, I will lose intelligence by listening to his garbage.

And I think this could be arranged...

The GOPers are getting this all wrong... Everyone who's watched Specter over his career knows that he is no liberal and for them to imply as much is the very reason why their party is shrinking by the day.

Here we go again...

"…..It's ultimately good. You're weeding out people who aren't really Republicans," he said.

Ultimately good huh Rush? Your Republcian party numbers are dwindling and you're headed the way of the dodo bird...and you think this is good. This sounds like the logic of thrice divorced drug addict who is supposed to be the voice of the party of inflexible morals.

Yep, the Democratic Senator from the now BLUE Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is not a "True Republican", and neither are Senator McCain, his daughter, Michael Steele, or anyone else who has ever questioned the mighty King Limbaugh. The King should continue to purge HIS party of all those rediculously centrist and moderate heathens. Soon, the Rupublican Party will only consist of The King, Jindal, Palin, the employees of Fox News, and a few inbred rednecks who have more dogs than teeth. BWAH HAH HAH HAH HAH!!!!!

Gee Rush, If you are the shining example of a true Republican – I will stay as far away from the Republican Party. What arrogance & narrow vision!

Right. And the end result of your wishes will be an ideologically pure (and extreme) party on the political fringes holding on to the remenants of power on tiny enclaves. Keep up the good work Rush.

Hmmm, I almost have wonder if Limbaugh is a Democratic double agent considering the damage he's manage to do to the reputation of his party.

Like I wrote earlier, please keep up the good work Rush.

That's right Spector. Don't let the Bigots, hypocrites, racists, wingnuts,
and just plain kooks like Limbaugh hide behind you and use you for their
curtain. Jump out of their way and leave them standing exposed for the derelects they REALLY are.

HAHAHAHA. . . I can't stop laughing! ! ! !

BEHOLD!!!!

The "One True Republican" has spoken. Now let it be so.

(Good Grief....)

Are there any other honest Republicans out there who care more about their COUNTRY than they do about Limbaugh's opinion?? It's time!!!! Go for it!!!

I thought Rush was the face of the GOP. If he had any control, then he would make Spector come back and beg for forgiveness.....wait a minute....that would be Rush high on Oxycontin.....as he usually is.

Think about it....the face of the GOP is a maniac druggie hateful, spiteful lunatic named Rush Slimeball...I mean Limebaugh.

What good can ever come from Rush????????? NOTHING!!!
Please spay and neuter all you conservative talk show hosts

Moderates, are you listening? The Republican party do not want you.

Hell no – you keep McCain; that knuckle head is all yours.

To all the republicans out there, this is your defacto leader? No wonder republicans are bailing at the speed of light. Here in Pennsylvania, we democrats have always voted to keep Arlen Specter. He is an astute politician, who has always voted with his heart not his party. We are proud of him in Pennsylvania. We will not let the republicans spread their hate, lies, racism, and religious rhetoric within our borders. We welcome all republicans who would like to join the party of change, ideas, equality, morality, and just good plain American citizens.

I would say, take Rush Limbaugh with you; would do lot good for the GOP

Good Luch Rush when you have no moderates in your party.

The GOP might be right when they say we are a center right country. That is not Right if you loose the center your toast for a long time.

Dont say I did not warn you all. GOP is toast as long as Rush / Hannity and Beck run the show.

"…..It's ultimately good. You're weeding out people who aren't really Republicans," he said.

Ahem, keep on weeding at this rate Rush and pretty soon the GOP will be comprised soley of yourself, Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity and a handfull of survivalists from Tennessee.

The whole dam bunch needs to be impeached.

Does this man ever shut up?

I love it...they still don't get it.

I guess they would rather have a tiny tent for of Klansmen than a big tent full of...Senators.

Not surprised at all by Limbaugh's condesending, rude tone, referring to the two senators by last name only. And dragging John McCain's daughter into the mud is so like Limbaugh. This 'string 'em up' crap coming from the RNC its conservative mouthpiece has got to stop.

Rush doesn't care if the Republic party melts away. He has his 33 million dollar a year soap box.

Such a welcoming Party. You Party Leader Druggie Rush is calling the shots. GREAT Party to be part of when your telling people to leave when they dont agree with you. Sounds like a party of Nazis!!

Limbaugh is emblematic of the very reason so many people now disavow the Republican party. There is no place for anyone who holds moderate views outside of those held by their extremist clown so-called leaders. The party is total joke. It is now more akin to a cult. Specter simply recognizes what everyone else finally figured out the last few years.

CNN–this guy is a radio entertainer, why do you insist on covering him as if he were a statesman or even an intelligent spokesman?

Keep talking Rush! You are just scaring people away from your party!

Rush's ideal Republican Party - Just him, alone in a room. Because if you disagree with him on ANY matter, including how you feel about cauliflower, you're the enemy. Does it ever occur to him that the ever shrinking group of people he considers "real" Republicans are really a fringe cult of fanatics? Of course not.

Limbaugh, Limbaugh.... obese, drug addict and now a cry baby? "Waaah waaah... take McCain with you?" Thank God you are the leader of the Republican party. Let the stupid follow you.

Of course Limbaugh doesn't like Specter. Specter has a mind of his own and doesn't listen or pay attention to a word that blowhard Limbaugh says. Limbaugh only likes mindless Republican robots who do whatever he says.

Yes! By all means listen to Rush! He's going to "save" the Republican party by getting rid of all those pesky moderates.

Then you'll be left with the 10-20% who are "real" Republicans. You're going to win a LOT of elections with that number!

How dumb are you Republicans? You actually listen to THIS guy?
You deserve to be on histories scrap heap.

SEE FOLKS!! Rush is the GRANDDADDY of the GOP..

Who ever listens to Rush Limbaugh rants has nothing better to do with their time, he is a hater and a racists. He is a FAT pill popping fool, and it is people like him that has the country divided.

It's okay, Rush. Ever since you pledged your soul to him, Satan will never desert you. Never. His commitment to you is eternal. Bring marshmallows.

I see Limbaugh had to emerge from his drug induced stupor so that he could waddle in front of a camera and get some attention.

Weeding out people who aren't really republicans just like the American public is weeding the Republican party out of American politics...

Yeah, keep it up fatty. Pretty soon you'll be the only one left.

The Party Leader hath spoken.

RL, we don't need you telling us who to take. How about they take you somewhere far, how 'bout dat!!!!!!!! and you better be careful talking about Megan, she will eat you up in her column. Better be careful:~))))) Just a warning!

Specter gone? Good riddens to bad rubbish.