We all know the Super Congress is a set-up. We can try, but it's pretty clear we aren't going to be able to influence the appointments either. Pelosi will put three progressives on, but they will be easily voted down by the bipartisan, compromising, let's-all-get-along, sellout Serious People that Reid is going to pic.
So let's grab some hostages.
How's this for a plan for starters:
(1) Pelosi picks and announces her appointments right away, long before the other appointments are made. Things are pretty quiet with everyone in recess. MSM is looking for something to talk about.
(2) Pelosi's appointments hold a big-time press conference right away. They announce that they have been appointed specifically to represent the American middleclass needs, and that they will refuse to fold on that representation. They call themselves something like "The American People's Sub Committee." They announce the opening of a website, a facebook page and a twitter address.
(3) They further announce that they are calling on both Democratic and Republican leaders to INSIST that the meetings be open to the public and to the media. They insist on the public's right to know when and where the meetings are. They challenge all other appointments to sign on to this public scrutiny.
(4) They announce that they will hold a daily or weekly press conference and will make sure that the American people know who said what in the meetings and will sum up what the committee is considering that week. And they announce that they are making themselves available on C-Span every single day to take questions and hear concerns.
(5) They ask Americans to go to their website or facebook page and weigh in immediately.
Okay, just a thought and a start, but I believe we MUST get out front on this and apply some pressure to Reid as well. After all, his appointments are free to sign on as well.