{"id":31713,"date":"2009-02-17T01:01:01","date_gmt":"2011-05-19T02:45:14","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-05-19T02:45:14","modified_gmt":"2011-05-19T02:45:14","slug":"rush_s_morning_update_gop_onions_february_18_2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2009\/02\/17\/rush_s_morning_update_gop_onions_february_18_2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Rush\u2019s Morning Update: GOP Onions\r\n\r\nFebruary 18, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/01125101.Par.0002.ImageFile.jpg\" width=\"199\" height=\"137\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><BR\/><strong>Rush\u2019s Morning Update: GOP Onions<\/strong><\/line><BR\/><strong><strong>February 18, 2009<\/strong><\/strong><\/line><BR\/><img src=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/01125102.ParBottom.95973.ImageFile.jpg\"\/><\/line><BR\/><strong>Watch It!<\/strong> <strong> <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stream.rushlimbaugh.com\/cgi-bin\/members.cgi?site=rushlimb&#038;type=download&#038;clips=1&#038;stream=2009\/02\/Rush%20Limbaugh%20-%20Feb%2018%202009%20-%20Morning%20Update.mp4\">Download Morning Update Video in QuickTime<\/a><\/line><BR\/><strong>Listen to It!<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/mfile.akamai.com\/5020\/wma\/rushlimb.download.akamai.com\/5020\/clips\/09\/02\/MU021809.asx\"><strong>Windows Media Player<\/strong><\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/mfile.akamai.com\/5020\/rm\/rushlimb.download.akamai.com\/5020\/clips\/09\/02\/MU021809.ram\"><strong>RealPlayer<\/strong><\/a> <\/line><\/p>\n<p>My friends, a few items today &amp;ndash; starting with a plan to replace the state gas tax in Mass\u2019chusetts. If the governor signs off, drivers would be tracked by a GPS device and taxed a quarter cent for each mile they drive. Republican Senator Scott Brown is fighting the plan, which he calls &#8220;outrageous.&#8221; He says if it\u2019s implemented, the government would add a &#8220;whole new department of cronies&#8221; to monitor people\u2019s movements.<\/p>\n<p>In Kansas, Democrat Governor Kathleen Sebelius is trash-talking Republicans who control the state legislature. She is having a hissy fit because they won\u2019t play along with her scheme to spend money that isn\u2019t in the state\u2019s main budget account, using accounting gimmicks. Republicans are demanding spending cuts. Meanwhile, Sebelius has suspended income tax refunds, and warned state employees that their paychecks might be late.<\/p>\n<p>In Cah-li-fornia, some state employees are being furloughed, and public works projects stopped because Republicans refuse to go along with Democrat plans to raise taxes yet again to cover their budget shortfalls. Angry, hysterical Democrats leaders held Republicans hostage in a legislative session that lasted 30 hours to break their will. And, so far, they\u2019ve failed. The Republicans are holding.<\/p>\n<p>Add to the mix the Republicans in Washington standing firm against Obama\u2019s massive Porkulus bill, and we\u2019re seeing a trend. In the face of massive tax-and-spend Democrat schemes, Republicans are showing, ehhhh&#8230; some onions out there! <\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s a welcome sign. Keep at it, guys.<\/p>\n<p>*Note: Links to content outside RushLimbaugh.com usually become inactive over time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rush\u2019s Morning Update: GOP OnionsFebruary 18, 2009Watch It! Download Morning Update Video in QuickTimeListen to It! Windows Media Player|RealPlayer My friends, a few items today &amp;ndash; starting with a plan to replace the state gas tax in Mass\u2019chusetts. 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