Limbaugh in 'good and stable' condition

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The guest host of "The Rush Limbaugh Show" said Thursday Limbaugh is in "good and stable condition" in a Honolulu hospital.

Limbaugh, a 58-year-old conservative author and radio and TV commentator, was hospitalized Wednesday with chest pains. He had been in Hawaii on vacation and wasn't expected back on the air until Monday. It is now unclear if he will return as scheduled.

Filling in for Limbaugh on the show Thursday, Dr. Walter E. Williams told the audience Limbaugh "continues to rest very comfortably in the hospital in Honolulu."

"He had a comfortable night's rest and is getting good medical attention," Williams said.

He said the chest pains experienced by Limbaugh "were the kind of pains that makes one feel like he has a heart attack coming on, but it's not been confirmed that it was a heart attack.'

"Today, Thursday, he'll have a complete examination and we'll know more," Williams said. "And we'll keep everyone informed when there's information to share. We just don't have a lot of information to share right now.

"Know this, though: Rush is in good and stable condition, comfortable -- as comfortable as one can be in a hospital while on vacation -- and he's in good hands."