>Rush Limbaugh was angling for the job but got beat out by Mr. Miller.

I think that Dennis Miller was a big football fan. I wouldn't call it fear nearly as much as the absolute knowledge that Limbaugh would definitely pi** off a lot of people and end up with a negative backlash they would see out of for a long time.

No, I don't think any sane person would consider Limbaugh for the job for more than, say, 10 seconds.