The way I view it...
Rush Limbaugh is a nasty person, always has been, this is hardly the first time he's opened his fat mouth. On top of it, he is grossly uninformed on most of the subjects he comments on. There are better commentators of conservative ideology than Rush. I went to school with Jonah Goldberg, now Editor of the National Review. I have also read David Brooks and occasionally Bob Novak makes a good point. I dont agree with them most of the time; but all of these guys are far better informed than Rush Limbaugh. And I include Coulter, Hannity, O'Reilly, Savage, Malkin and a bunch of others into that group as well. They are mean, and they are wrong.
Stem cell research can be helpful in curing several diseases. The GOP has decided to ally itself with religous crazies who biblical theology belongs back in the 15th century. Can you really blame someone like Fox, or the late Chris Reeve for campaigning with the party that chose to support research for cures over illness over religous fundimentalism?
I hope incidents such as this (and the Shiavo matter) finally convince the GOP that the religous right is deadweight. I admit they are helpful come election time but they demand too heavy a price once you guys are in power.