One year without Rush Limbaugh – 5 lessons he left us on how to handle the left

It doesn’t seem possible that we’ve weathered an entire year since radio titan Rush Limbaugh, having lived his threescore-and-10 to the absolute fullest, returned his borrowed talent to God.

He may no longer be on the air, but his example and insights still reverberate. 

When Rush was ensconced in his Attila-the-Hun Chair, behind the Golden EIB Microphone, all seemed (ultra) right with the world. Which is why we Dittoheads have dearly missed that glorious voice ever since. Of this I am sure: whenever news hits, millions wonder, "What would Rush say?" 

It’s largely unknowable. Even when we staffers would try to predict Rush’s "take" on some breaking event, we rarely nailed the creative angle or the one-liners that would define the political landscape ever after. Rush’s perspective and analytical gifts were so original they were a colossal audience draw: multitudes across the fruited plain tuned in with that same anticipation, "Oh man, I can’t wait to hear what Limbaugh is gonna do with this!" It was always, always worth it.