MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell expressed his frustrations on people who complain about tax bills when they’ve never been a part of the process of negotiating one themselves. He knows–he’s tried. Also, fellow MSNBC host Chris Hayes discussed the patchwork of the farm bill extension that was a part of the larger fiscal cliff deal. And The Washington Post‘s Jonathan Capehart tried to explain the allure of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
Very Last Word: On negotiating tax bills
Evan Puschak
3:59 PM on 01/04/2013
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