Ruben Navarrette: Rush Limbaugh's legacy? Just like the man, it's complicated. Summary: But, for this journalist, Rush was also my best source. He fed me a daily dose of insight, humor, critical thinking and common sense. He explained a complicated world, and he knew his adversaries in the Democratic Party better than they knew themselves. Written By: Ruben Navarrette | × Radio show host Rush Limbaugh speaks at a forum hosted by the Heritage Foundation, on the similarities between the war on terrorism and the television show "24," in Washington, U.S., June 23, 2006. REUTERS/Micah Walter/File Photo SAN DIEGO — Haters gonna hate. But, for more than 25 years — as I moved around the country, from California to Arizona to Massachusetts to Texas and back to California — I loved listening to Rush Limbaugh.