Rush Limbaugh closed out the Conservative Political Action Conference ("CPAC") with an impassioned keynote speech, punctuated by chest-thumping, fist-pumping and chants of "USA" from the crowd:
"We want every American to be the best he or she chooses to be. We recognize that we are all individuals. We love and revere our founding documents, the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. We believe that the preamble of the Constitution contains an inarguable truth, that we are all endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights, among them life, liberty, freedom -- and the pursuit of happiness," he said, pausing several times for enthusiastic applause.
Limbaugh also dismissed the Democrats' notion of bipartisanship as a "false premise":
"What [Democrats] mean is we check our core principles at the door, come in, let them run the show, and then agree with them," he said.
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