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Dem official: Murray to be debt panel co-chair
Associated Press ^ | August 8, 2011 | ANDREW TAYLOR

Posted on 08/09/2011 6:50:04 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Tuesday he's naming Sen. Patty Murray to co-chair a powerful "super committee" charged with finding more than $1 trillion in deficit cuts this fall.

Murray will be joined by Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., and Max Baucus, D-Mont., on the panel, which was established last week by hard-fought legislation to increase the national debt.

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1 posted on 08/09/2011 6:50:07 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

So, Reid went with intelligence and experience.


2 posted on 08/09/2011 6:51:36 PM PDT by OldPossum
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To: Free ThinkerNY

LOL. So much for the idea that the panelists weren’t going to be hard liners.


3 posted on 08/09/2011 6:51:56 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Free ThinkerNY

It’ll be great! What could go wrong?


4 posted on 08/09/2011 6:52:02 PM PDT by SuzyQue
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Well, I see the Dems are going to their “A” team. /s


5 posted on 08/09/2011 6:52:11 PM PDT by rickomatic
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To: OldPossum

We are doomed.


6 posted on 08/09/2011 6:52:27 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Was she chosen for her brains or her body and looks?


7 posted on 08/09/2011 6:53:02 PM PDT by Bertha Fanation
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To: Bertha Fanation

Evidently he selected her because she has a pulse


8 posted on 08/09/2011 6:56:16 PM PDT by MagUSNRET
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To: Brilliant

What could possibly go wrong with this crew? If only Obama had appointed a bipartisan commission to make recommendations about the budget earlier. Wait a minute - I’m suddenly getting the feeling that we’ve been down this road before.

Does anyone with even a quarter of a brain believe this Kabuki theater at this point??????


9 posted on 08/09/2011 6:57:14 PM PDT by rockvillem
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I nominate, Paul Ryan, Ron Paul and Jim DeMint from our side.


10 posted on 08/09/2011 6:57:33 PM PDT by libertymaker
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Gee I hope these clowns don't have national security authority..

Democrat senator praises bin Laden Patty Murray asks students to ponder why U.S. lacks popularity of terrorist

The Osama Mama.

11 posted on 08/09/2011 6:58:50 PM PDT by WilliamofCarmichael (If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Isn’t Jon Kerry a hero of the communist victory in Vietnam?


12 posted on 08/09/2011 6:59:16 PM PDT by Rome2000 (OBAMA IS A COMMUNIST CRYPTO-MUSLIM)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Is this unconstitutional piece of crap going to be challenged by anyone?


13 posted on 08/09/2011 7:00:59 PM PDT by John W (Natural-born US citizen since 1955)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

A borderline retarded Super-Hack.


14 posted on 08/09/2011 7:11:05 PM PDT by FormerACLUmember (When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

This was what I expected. Three hardliners from the Democrats. And then McConnell and Boner will stick their heads together and come up with three RINOs to match them.

How about McCain and Graham for starters?


15 posted on 08/09/2011 7:11:48 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
The FAT non-Lady is SINGING for the US. Break out the guillotines.
16 posted on 08/09/2011 7:14:59 PM PDT by VRWC For Truth (Throw the bums out who vote yes on the bailout)
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To: Cicero

He will put Scott Brown of MA on it, since Brown is up for reelection in ‘12. Brown is as much or more of a RINO than any Republican in the Senate. It will almost be like appointing a fourth Dem, but I bet $ McConnell will do it.


17 posted on 08/09/2011 7:25:21 PM PDT by Fantasywriter
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To: libertymaker

I nominate, Paul Ryan, Ron Paul and Jim DeMint from our side.

I totally get that it is confusing understanding the House and Senate and people confuse this all the time, but those folks you mentioned cannot be on the panel. Only Senate folks.


18 posted on 08/09/2011 7:34:46 PM PDT by napscoordinator
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To: napscoordinator

Wrong. The committee will have 12 members, six from the House and six from the Senate.


19 posted on 08/09/2011 7:38:17 PM PDT by Fantasywriter
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To: libertymaker

I know that these three want be chosen, but your post really makes me smile. Just think about the possibilities. :-)


20 posted on 08/09/2011 7:44:08 PM PDT by political1 (Love your neighbors)
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