The panel's inability to tackle its assigned responsibilities should have come as no surprise, some political observers say. In fact, failure may have been built into the process from the beginning.
Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/11/21/142606438/four-reasons-the-supercommittee-isnt-so-super?ft=1&f=1014
Dick Durbin Johnny Isakson Jim Webb Richard Blumenthal Jeff Sessions Tim Johnson