A tea partier's dream come true?
WASHINGTON -- Debt ceiling negotiators think they've hit on a solution to address the debt ceiling impasse and the public's unwillingness to let go of benefits such as Medicare and Social Security that have been earned over a lifetime of work: Create a new Congress.
This "Super Congress," composed of members of both chambers and both parties, isn't mentioned anywhere in the Constitution, but would be granted extraordinary new powers. 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.
The Bridgeport, CT board of education couldn't meet without some major sniping, so some members went and requested a state takeover. The duly elected board was wiped off the face of the earth, a state mediator brought in and lots of unknowns are now applying to take their place.
What a failpalooza.
Parents are rightfully outraged ~.
Reid and McConnell must have been reading the Connecticut Post.