[screaminsunshine]

You could just cut government and reduce taxes. This is like one of those fancy diets that never work when all you have to do is eat less and exercise.

[GLDNGUN]

I like Simpson. He seemed to be a real conservative bulldog who didn’t take much crap from anyone when he was in Congress.

[johnthebaptistmoore]

I assume that this special commission is being paid for by taxpayer money. Exactly how is this really reducing all U.S. deficits?

[JohnLongIsland]

Todays Final Jeopardy Answer: It's a tie.
Who is the bigger political retread, Simpson or Bowles?
We could practically cure half the budget deficit if Hopey/Changey stopped spending money on all these useless panels and committees.

[Minn]

Here, all along I thought the problem was a vast, out of control entitlement mentality, combined with a deep corruption of buying votes with other people’s money that infected the very soul of our politics and society. Turns out we just needed a panel.

[Swing_Thought]

I’m completely over this crap. Smoke and mirrors and more delay. Why do we need a panel to tell us how to reduce deficits starting in 2015?

We can reduce the deficit starting this fall - vote out all the congress critters who won’t cut spending NOW!

Vote ‘em ALL out!!!

[Brugmansian]

Congress is charged with passing a budget, Barack. We don’t need no stinkin’ commission. David Obey runs appropriations. Rangel handles taxes. Give them a call and tell them what you would like.

[taildragger]

Pardon my french but what a crock of merde...

We do not need blue ribbon commissions with former now un-elected politicians.

All spending resides in Congress and they are not doing their jobs. Cut their pay, send them home and do across the board cuts if you do not have any testicular fortitude to do their jobs.

[CapnJack]

Isn’t this the JOB of the president and Congress?

Or am I just imagining this?

[GUNGAGALUNGA]

The meeting should go like this.

Gentlemen, The recommendation is to cut spending. Here is the budget and here is a red pen. Go.

[csmusaret]

The replies so far are all about Simpson. Has anyone checked Bowles’ cost cutting record at UNC? If he couldn’t cut costs at a university, I guess his prescription for deficit reduction will be limited to higher taxes.

[mulligan]

Another boondoggle. Waste of time and money and nothing useful will result. Been done many times before with no benefits. In short, this is supreme stupidity. That is what idiots do and this administration is full of such.