Hannity and Limbaugh - old and in the way?

The election really put into perspective how little Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh influence the Republican Party anymore, IMO. They were the go-to guys for all the garbage the GOP tried to throw at Obama. And son of a bitch, it all fell at their feet.

That's not to say no one listens to their shows. What it means is their words are resonating only to their devout lemmings and not the Republican Party at large. You could say the same thing about Randi Rhodes and Air America. Their influence on liberal listeners hasn't been that strong.

But Limbaugh, at least, did have the ears of Republicans at one time. The days of his ruling over the Republican Party are gone. And Hannity was and still is a pretender and not a great one at that.