Joe Gandelman commented yesterday on the first nine members of the so-called “Super Committee” —tasked with solving our nation’s financial woes—picked by Democrats and Republicans.
The Washington Post has just announced the final three members of that committee. Actually, they were just announced by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), via her Twitter feed.
They are “top members of the House Democratic leadership and include Reps. Jim Clyburn (S.C.); Chris Van Hollen (Md.), the Budget Committee ranking member; and Rep. Xavier Becerra (Calif.).”
With this announcement, the full 12-member committee charged with recommending an additional $1.2 trillion cuts to the deficit, has now been picked—and “all will be well in the garden…”
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The author is a retired U.S. Air Force officer and a writer.