Shocked, Shocked by Super Committee's Failure
Mollie Hemingway, Ed. ·
Nov 20, 2011 at 8:33am
Who could have ever predicted this outcome? From CNN:
Members of the "super committee" charged with coming up with $1.2 trillion in budget cuts are focused on how to announce failure to reach a deal, Democratic and Republican aides confirmed to CNN Sunday.
And National Journal reports we may be in for yet another debt limit fight.
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Nov '10
Re: Shocked, Shocked by Super Committee's Failure
I was never too sure what was so super about them.
Remember when you were a kid, and you used to fasten a towel around your neck with a safety pin and pretend it was a cape? These guys should really be made to walk around Congress like that, so everyone who sees them will know how 'super' they are.
Jun '10
Re: Shocked, Shocked by Super Committee's Failure
Better this than giving in to tax increases and no entitlement reform, which both appear to have been the Democrats' price to play. Let's beat Obama and win the Senate, then create real reform.
May '10
Re: Shocked, Shocked by Super Committee's Failure
What a surprise. Not.
Jul '11
Re: Shocked, Shocked by Super Committee's Failure
How about a big red letter S stamped on their super secret forehead.
Worst idea ever. The debt issue is the defining crisis of our time. Leaving the solutions to career politicians (the very source of our problem) to hash out behind closed doors could have produced abject disaster but I was counting on the RINOS and Dems to not be able to pander enough to those who bribe them.
Dec '10
Re: Shocked, Shocked by Super Committee's Failure
Surprised? No. McCain and others have already hinted that the automatic cuts provisions of the bill can be legislated out. There's no way hawks will let that much of the defense budget get cut, and I doubt if dems want to see domestic spending cut, so there's probably a better than average chance that the whole thing was all theater to begin with. The real wild card in this is Obama. What will he do when a bill to negate the automatic cuts hits his desk? I can't imagine him playing the adult and telling congress to take its medicine, but if he did it would definitely enhance the entertainment value of this whole exercise.
May '10
Re: Shocked, Shocked by Super Committee's Failure
This is actually good. Things have gotten worse (and Europe is an excellent example of what awaits us if we don't get serious.) We should welcome the opportunity to debate this before the American people again.
Dec '10
Re: Shocked, Shocked by Super Committee's Failure
Pretty much says it all.
Jan '11
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Great - horrible idea/compromise that should have died on the vine. If they want to raise the debt limit, make them do it at the end of every month. Keep the spending issue at the forefront.
Don't raise the debt ceiling until the Senate passes a budget. If the House doesn't like the number, go to conference committee and hash it out there. This is one of the most potent issues the GOP has - don't surrender it.
Re: Shocked, Shocked by Super Committee's Failure
Best summary comes from Nick Gillespie: