Limbaugh: I Hope the Tax Deal Fails
The New York Daily News reports:
This could be a first: Rush Limbaugh agrees with Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow.
The right wing radio host slammed the GOP's tax deal with President Obama during his show on Friday, arguing Republicans are giving up too much to get it.
"I now hope this deal fails," Limbaugh said. He then urged Republicans to allow taxes increase so they can use their new majority in the House of Representatives to pass a better deal in January.
"Let 'em go up. Wait for our cavalry to show up and deal with this the right way, They had two years to deal with this," the radio show host said referring to the Democrats. "They've had the two years of Obama's presidency to deal with this and they haven't, on purpose. They want the tax rates to go up. We're selling for nothing."
Maddow and Olbermann have also blasted the deal, but for different reasons than Limbaugh. The liberal television hosts are concerned the two-year deal will become permanent.
Olbermann also argued the compromise benefits the rich and gives too little to the poor and middle class.
