What unlistenable rants? He's already told the Republican's how to defend Bush without actually uttering the President's name. If they actually called the Democrats on their outrageous lies, they wouldn't be in the position they all find themselves in.
The sad part is, even the White House is showing efforts to cave into the outrageous nonsense spewed by the Democrats.
Personally, I hold Rush accountable for losing the Senate seat in the state of Missouri, with his attack on Michael J. Fox. If you study the election returns closely, you will see that there was an anti-Limbaugh vote in this state that amounted to 2 %. Limbaugh had a brother who was on the ballot in the Supreme Court, and he got 2% less than the rest of the judges on the state-wide ballot.
That 2% was all we needed to win that Senate seat, and hold the Senate. So, no. I don't hold Rush Limbaugh in much esteem, and never will. Maybe he ought to stick to golf.