Super Committee Announces Failure

So the Super Committee just announced its failure, and the blame game begins. I think that the foolish pledge Republicans made to Grover Norquist to not raise any taxes is the main reason that negotiations could not be made.

John Kerry stated: "The pledge to Grover Norquist keeps coming up.  Grover has been the 13th member of the (super committee) without being there. I can't tell you how often we hear about the pledge."

So the pledge to one man superseded the pledge that our congressmen made to America.  (see more in my article Get Grover Norquist Out Of Our Government!)

I am not surprised at this failure.  We have a dysfunctional government that can't seem to solve any of our problems at a crucial time in our country's history.  The members of the Super Committee just couldn't rise above being politicians, and act as concerned Americans for the real problems that this country is facing.  So the stock market responded by falling 248 points.  I'm surprised that it wasn't more, but we still have time to see that happen.

The Super Committee and this Congress and Senate have let America down, and we could be facing some tough times ahead because of their failure.