Limbaugh: Republicans Seemed ‘Afraid’ to Go After ‘Punching Bag’ Sebelius

On his radio show this afternoon, Rush Limbaugh criticized the Republicans for what he believed to be a lackluster performance during Wednesday morning’s hearing with Health & Human Services Sec. Kathleen Sebelius.

“It’s very frustrating for me,” Limbaugh said. “[Sebelius] was clearly the punching bag” but “I don’t know that the Republicans did much damage. It’s like they’re afraid to. It’s like there’s still a fear of going after Obama.”

He wondered whether there is instruction “from on high” within the GOP instructing Republican committee members to “not be mean” and not tear into Sebelius.

“That’s such a mistake,” he lamented, “because with every day of chaos, Obama and the Democrats are getting closer to what they want and that is single-payer.”

Limbaugh also suggested the Republicans are “afraid of success” and perhaps “talk themselves out” of being more aggressive “because they don’t think they can win.”

Listen to a clip below:

[h/t MofoPolitics]

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