The Super Congress members have been selected by their respective party leaders. Now it is time to see what this group can come up with. President Obama said everything is on the table. But that is not going to the case. As usual, the Republicans choose the path of least resistance and intellectual dishonesty they are always going to reliably produce. All six members of the committee have signed Grover Norquist's pledge that they will not raise taxes. What is the point of the Super Congress, that will force the rest of the Congress to accept an up or down vote on their recommendations, if they are filled with people who are not intellectually honest? It's like appointing a school board 12 member commission, and ensuring six of them say creationism is a fact and the Bible is in the inerrant word of God. Your hands become tied before you even begin.
Given this dismal state of affairs, what can we possibly hope to expect from this Super Committee? I think it is reasonable to expect that the Republicans will continue their outright assault on the middle class by going after education, environmental protection, and workplace safety regulations. They will do everything they can to stop the government from actually doing it's job. Philosoper Jean-Paul Satyr once asked with regards to morality, would an individual want everyone to act the same way they are? Would you make family decisions or company decisions by just cutting services or supplies to the least well off? Well grandma, our budget is tight, so I can't pay for your arthritis medicine sorry. Or a small business saying, well our revenue is down so this means that we have to cut jobs instead of the bosses taking pay cuts. Perhaps lawmakers would be wise to heed the words of Mr. Satyr when the Super Congress begins it's negotiations.
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