Crooks and Liars and digby have the story, but here's Limbaugh in his own words.

Now insurance that most people will actually have to pay for themselves is welfare. That's going to be the new talking point for Republicans. What digby says:

Although it sounds ridiculous, Rush is in the process of making his followers believe that the pre-existing condition provision in the health care reforms is something bad and shameful. The reason he's doing this, of course, is because this is the most popular piece of the bill and the one on which the rest of it hinges. If they can divide people on that, the repeal of the plan will be much easier.

I wonder if Limbaugh has considered that his prescription-drug addiction would qualify as a pre-existing condition in many insurance plans. And if acne can be used as a pre-existing condition, then chances are the ass boil that Limbaugh used to get out of serving in Vietnam likely would, too. So if his insurance company will have to provide him coverage despite these things, he's receiving welfare?