The muted responses of most GOP leaders to offensive comments by talk-show host Rush Limbaugh show that they are scared of Limbaugh, conservative commentator George Will complained on ABC’s “This Week.” He noted that House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said Limbaugh’s comments about a Georgetown University law student were “inappropriate.” “Using the salad fork for your entree – that’s inappropriate,” Will said. “Not this stuff.” Will noted that liberals also fail to “police the excesses on their own side,” but he mocked how GOP leaders talk tough yet won’t stand up to Limbaugh. “They want to bomb Iran, but they’re afraid of Rush Limbaugh,” Will said.
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