Karl Rove Urges GOP To Pass Two-Month Payroll Tax Extension: ‘They’ve Lost The Optics On It’

On Fox News this afternoon, GOP uber-strategist Karl Rove advised House Republicans to pass the Senate’s two-month payroll tax holiday extension because “they’ve already lost the optics on it.” Rove made it clear he was not happy with the Senate bill and urged Republicans to “lambaste Democrats” for not passing a full-year extension, but said at this juncture, Republicans have no other options. Watch it:

Meanwhile, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said a Wall Street Journal editorial slamming House Republicans on the payroll tax fight “was right on the mark.”