Breaking: Reid Appointees to SuperCommittee

From Twitter (Ezra Klein:)

Reid taps patty murray, max baucus and John Kerry for the supercommittee. Kerry is the surprise on that list.

Well, I'm certainly happy with the surprise of John Kerry being on the group, but I am not happy with Baucus.   Kerry has been pushing for an infrastructure finance bank... a really good idea that could help create jobs.  

Will Max drag things along and bend and bend like he did with the health care bill, only to get played by the GOP? Hopefully, Kerry, Murray, and the three House Democrats will be able to beat the crap out of Baucus every time he wants to side with the Goopers.

Patty Murray is also a good choice.  Okay, now let's see what Ms. Pelosi does.  

2:43 PM PT: Ezra Klein just tweeted:

i have a bit of egg on my face having reported the Baucus wasn't likely 4 super com. source says: "He wasnt first choice. Others declined

Love to know who the first choices were.