Rush Limbaugh Agreement

I've already heard "Rush Limbaugh Arrested" by 6 news stations in the last 10 minutes. USA Today says, "Limbaugh Arrested in FLA on Drug Charges." The article is - as usual - purposely misleading.

ABC News seems to have it more, shall we say, nuanced: "Limbaugh Reaches Settlement in Drug Case."

Limbaugh's attorney, Roy Black, said his client and prosecutors reached a settlement on a charge of doctor shopping....Limbaugh entered a plea of not guilty in court Friday...According to Black, Limbaugh also has agreed to make a $30,000 payment to the state to defray the public cost of the investigation.

Just to recap: the prosecutor says he will not request a trial and will expunge the charge in 18 months. Limbaugh still denies he "doctor shopped" and entered a plea of "not guilty." In a way, Limbaugh probably should have requested a jury trial because now the media will forever be able to claim he is guilty because he "agreed to a deal" when he simply agreed to allow the charges to be dropped in 18 months.

*Update*
Roy Black, Limbaugh's attorney, said on CNN that Rush was NOT arrested, but was processed in a pre-trial diversion process, which essentially means that he will not be prosecuted for anything. In order to agree to the pre-trial diversion (meaning he simply has to continue his treatment program), he had to be processed at the district police station.

No doubt about it - this is a huge victory for Rush. Lots of digging and investigations - no prosecution on any charge.