BuzzFlash March GOP Madness Race to the Bottom, Game 8: Rush Limbaugh v. Sarah Palin

Welcome to Round One, Game Eight of BuzzFlash's Republican Race to the Bottom. Here's how to play: Vote for the worse of the two contenders on the left. Vote by marking the circle next to the contender you dislike more, and click "Vote." A winner will be declared at midnight tonight. (If you can't see the poll, please upgrade to Internet Explorer 8, or try Firefox.)

The winner will advance to the next round of the Sour Sixteen, with a chance to become this year's worst conservative. Click here for more about the Race to the Bottom. Click here to see the full bracket, which you can fill out to play along at home.

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Rush "The Bloviator" Limbaugh

More like a beefy football tackle than an agile hoopster, Rush Limbaugh (aka Jeff Christie, in his early days) is a uniquely dangerous opponent, and he brings with him a rowdy following of dittoheads to fill the stands. Rush is a mean player who gets off on just hoping others will fail.

Rush has been in the game a long time, though, so long that he became addicted to the pain pills he needed to deal with all the hard hits over the years. Rush is the embodiment of the concept "bloviator," and some find his arrogant hate-mongering on the radio entertaining in small doses. Others find his slovenly style and over-sized stogie totally off-putting. 

Rush is apparently hard to take for the long haul, judging by his three divorces, despite the fact he and wife #3 were wed by none other than uber-conservative pal, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Did his ladies tire of being called femi-nazis? Or did the persistent rumors of homosexuality bother the wives more? We're still waiting for that tell-all biography to come out.

Like many undeserving sports pros, Rush commands an obscenely hefty salary. Will "The Bloviator" ultimately prove in this "Race to the Bottom" that he really is the undisputed leader of the GOP? What a shame it would be if he were to be knocked out of contention early by the Pious Palin.

Sarah "Mama Grizzly" Palin

Let's face it, this hockey mom has got some game of her own. While not exactly what you'd call a team player, her eagle-eyed vision helps her keep the bad guys out of her zone. She's a vicious competitor, with a bloodlust that cannot be denied. She's a formidable power forward, and with her my-way-or-the-highway-to-nowhere attitude, she gets business done.

UPDATE: Bush was back in the House on Wednesday, and the master of mediocrity and war crimes decisively beat back a challenge from Mitch "Money Bags" McConnell to advance in the BuzzFlash GOP March Madness tournament: 81% to 19%.  "W" is back!

Summary of last week's results in Round 1. 

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