HuffPost is running their lede this morning on a "Super Congress" - so far, places like the Times, the Post, Roll Call and the Hill don't seem to have it, but it's Sunday and they just might be running late. Here's the HuffPost take:
Under a plan put forth by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and his counterpart Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), legislation to lift the debt ceiling would be accompanied by the creation of a 12-member panel made up of 12 lawmakers -- six from each chamber and six from each party.
Legislation approved by the Super Congress -- which some on Capitol Hill are calling the "super committee" -- would then be fast-tracked through both chambers, where it couldn't be amended by simple, regular lawmakers, who'd have the ability only to cast an up or down vote.
Seriously?
Reduce approximately 500 petulant children (I'm betting that there are a few reasonable people still in Congress, though I have Pillar of Salt nightmares) to 12 petulant children? Like that would improve chances of negotiated settlements? The Gang of 6 has worked SO VERY WELL, she said with dripping sarcasm.
I just don't even know where to start.