The Sunday after Rush Limbaugh compared the torture of Iraqi prisoners to a college fraternity prank and said the U.S. guards were simply “having a good time,” The Washington Times praised the radio commentator. A May 9 editorial (about Florida state prosecutors' investigation of allegations over Limbaugh's prescription drug use) argued that “legal actions against Rush Limbaugh are politically motivated,” calling Limbaugh “one of the most able communicators of conservative political ideas in America” and “such an important conservative voice.”