Real Hope, For a Change…

While I’m certainly not holding my breath for much to come of the so-called “super-committee” that is tasked with hashing out a debt deal, at least there is some good news as Sen. Mitch McConnell has named Pennsylvania’s junior senator, Pat Toomey to the Republican team.

Toomey is a real deal, small government, conservative with solid credentials on the finance side of things including a stint as the president of the Club for Growth. Toomey is joined in the Republican senate contingent by relatively reliable Arizona Sen. John Kyl and Rob Portman of Ohio. Portman is a guy who cut his teeth on economic issues as a member of the House of Representatives, then moving to the Bush 43 White House. Portman was a close ally of former Erie Congressman Phil English.

The Democrat contingent from the senate is comprised of usual suspect, lightweights including; John Kerry, who “fought” in Viet Nam and has made it his life’s practice to spend other people’s money, Max Baucus of Montana, and Patty “Empty Suit” Murray of Washington. Intellectual firepower is not a term I would use to describe the Democrat lineup.

Rounding out the Republican team is House Republican Conference Chairman Jeb Hensarling of Texas, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp of Michigan and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton of Michigan. Upton was the genius responsible for putting out the legislation banning the incandescent light bulb, so I can’t say I have high hopes for him to hold the line on tax increases and slashing spending.

House minority leader Nancy Pelosi….sorry…I still like the sound of that so much I need to say it again…House minority leader Nancy Pelosi apparently has some pressing Botox treatments she needs to get taken care of before announcing her choices, she has until August 16 to make her picks. Wonder if they will include a member of the Congressional Black Caucus?