Congress, Obama’s attempt at compromise is short-lived

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Source: The Washington Post

The great hunt for common ground on Capitol Hill that opened hopefully with the post-summer session of Congress lasted, in all, about a week.

It began on Sept. 6, with a letter from House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) to President Obama. It asked that the two sides ease their bickering and look for areas to agree on.

By Tuesday it was over.

The congressional “supercommittee” charged with trimming at least $1.2 trillion from the federal deficit over the next 10 years met for its first public hearing Tuesday. Around the Capitol, each side began to drift back to its postures of the past eight months, in which compromise was the other guy’s job.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congress-obamas-attempt-at-compromise-is-short-lived/2011/09/13/gIQAtOkgQK_singlePage.html

[Hardrada]

1. This has always been a Planned Fail.

[Javaman]

3. of course it was. it was nothing more that political kabuki theater...

those of paying attention knew it would be nothing more than a paid vacation for these "super committee assholes".

I wonder who and how much money was made off of this charade of stupidity.

[No Elephants]

2. Nothing whatever political about each side blaming the other.

Boring.

Boring Boehner.