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**Born_A_Truman** · 08-10-2011, 09:43 AM

House Speaker John Boehner has announced his three appointments to the super committee created by the debt ceiling legislation. He has chosen House Republican Conference Chairman Jeb Hensarling, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp, and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton.

**jaxx** · 08-10-2011, 10:03 AM

The deck is stacked with these 3. Hensarling is a puke.

***NJMaverick*** · 08-10-2011, 10:16 AM

Jeb Hensarling is there to disrupt and gridlock, not good news.

**Ikonoklast** · 08-10-2011, 10:24 AM

(08-10-2011 10:16 AM)NJMaverick Wrote: Jeb Hensarling is there to disrupt and gridlock, not good news.

That was my first thought, he's going to be the "I don't care, crash it all" guy.

**Willinois** · 08-10-2011, 10:29 AM

Upton.

That means anything related to clean energy is on the chopping block and they'll fight to save fossil fuel subsidies. But, we already knew that fight was coming.

**The Capitol Punisher** · 08-10-2011, 01:24 PM

Don't forget - if a deal doesn't get made, the axe gets automatically laid to defense spending. They're going to have to do some dealing.

**Cha** · 08-10-2011, 01:41 PM

(08-10-2011 01:24 PM)The Capitol Punisher Wrote: Don't forget - if a deal doesn't get made, the axe gets automatically laid to defense spending. They're going to have to do some dealing.

Ye-ah!