Nadler Happy if Supercommittee Fails
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -v s- Tyranny I'm all for reducing the size of the MIC, been saying it right along. However, allowing the automatic cuts that will be triggered if the supercomitte fails to reach agreement is the wrong way to make it happen. Not according to Democratic Representative Jerold Nadler (D-N.Y.). Who by the way appears in need of some automatic cuts in his food allowance. The Hill OTM - A Democratic legislator said it would be fine with him if the supercommittee failed to reach agreement and steep, automatic cuts to domestic and defense spending happened. "I hope that they cannot reach an agreement," Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said, according to Capital New York. Some Democrats have suggested that they might have the upper hand in the negotiations because of the rare opportunity for deep reductions in defense spending — something some Democrats have wished for before. Nadler said there should be significant cuts to...