I would like to respectfully point out that this is rather about who is NOT being pesecuted than who is. A judge has quite a lot of influence with the courts, whereas a talk show host, however much loved and listened to, simply does not have much influence.

My point is that Mr. Limbaugh, in this case, is pretty much in the same boat that we'd be in, if we were caught buying illegal CII meds.

You and I would have a hell of a tough time keeping our records sealed, and pretty much the whole legal system would come down on us.

Throughout all of this, my prevalent thought has been: after all this Oxy, and given the pain Limbaugh is in, is he really going to remain satisfied with Vioxx and Celebrex forever? Can't be. But he labeled himself an addict, something one has to think twice about if one really wants to keep receiving pain meds for pain.

He may or may not be a criminal, not my call. However, if he really is in a lot of pain, doesn't it sound as if he might need narcotics again at one point?