There wasn't any doubt that the Super Committee would fail at coming up with a plan to reduce the budget deficit - neither side had an incentive to do so. This is an institutional problem, not a procedural problem. If you collectivize more than 40% of U.S. GDP (federal, state and local governments) put it up for "debate" regarding who gets what, and then push payment of much of this spending onto future generations, don't be surprised when the rent-seeking class shows up to influence the size and distribution of government largesse. If you want to get rid of the ants, stop pouring sugar on the floor.
With that said, although he doesn't quite get exactly to that point, I give Jon Stewart much credit for attempting to hold Nancy Pelosi accountable for the problem we refer to as Washington. She tries her best to pin it all on the Republicans, who do deserve much of the blame for out-of-control spending, but it's not just them. The debt and deficit is not a procedural problem, it is an systemic flaw in the system. The Democrats act the same way and the Libertarians would too should they ever, ever control Congress.
Here are three videos of an interview by Jon Stewart of Nancy Pelosi. She embodies everything that is wrong with our federal government and spending and debt.
