Rush Limbaugh Says Democrats Trying to Profit From Tragedy

(By Steve Peoples, Roll Call) - There’s no indication that Rush Limbaugh will temper his political rhetoric in the wake of the violent weekend attacks in Arizona.

Speaking out for the first time since Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) was critically wounded and at least six people were killed, the conservative talk radio icon on Monday lashed out at Democrats and media outlets for trying to politicize the violence.

The Democratic Party, he said during his nationally syndicated radio program, as aired on the Tucson, Ariz., station 790 KNST, is “a party that seeks to profit out of murder.” He added that the political left “openly wishes for such disaster in order to profit from it.”