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Courthouse Named for Rush Limbaugh
Democrats joined Republicans on Monday in voting to name a Missouri courthouse after Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. A thank-you gesture for the conservative radio host who has made a career of scourging Democrats and their liberal allies? Not quite. The man whose name will be carved into the new federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau, Mo., was the commentator's grandfather, a prominent attorney and civic leader who died in 1996 at age 104 after practicing law for nearly 80 years. Before his death he was thought to be the oldest working lawyer in the country. The measure was sponsored by Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Mo., and almost all the members of the Missouri delegation, including Democrats Lacy Clay and Emanuel Cleaver.
Story Continues Below Limbaugh "will be remembered as a brilliant attorney and a great American," said Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Minn., before the legislation was approved by voice vote. Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., has introduced similar legislation in the Senate. The radio host's father, the late Rush H. Limbaugh Jr., shared the law practice with his father. Limbaugh also has an uncle who is a U.S. district judge in Missouri and a cousin who serves on the Missouri Supreme Court.
There was no immediate comment from Limbaugh on the courthouse naming.
© 2007 Associated Press.
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