IMO, anyone with any experience with Rush picks up on what he does and how he operates. And I don't see how the fact that Rush was talking out more than just the one soldier affects your point one way or the other.

Same with the dems. AFAICS, everyone on the right knows the dems don't have the stomach to consistently use the same tactics as the right does. Let alone with the same veracity. Using tactics like the letter is, not currently, a part of their main arsenal. It is not effective and that is why people ignore it. Its just not worth arguing about something that meaningless, especially when the other side ignores it. If it doesn't work and doesn't generate any attention, they may stop doing it.

The right, on the other hand, are very skilled at turning things like the moveon.org ad into their own sound bite. They did that by successfully re-framing the ad and making it a big deal. You had the same view point. The only thing I took exception to was the flawed logic you used to prove your point.