Current Ohio Senator Rob Portman with
George W. Bush (White House)
Brilliant idea:
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) would be a good candidate for the so-called Super Committee charged with making $1.5 trillion worth of cuts to the federal deficit.
"I’m not making the decisions but one of my candidates would be Rob Portman, former head of OMB. A very sober, knowledgeable person, I think those are the kind of people that are going to be on this committee," told Neil Cavuto Tuesday on Fox News.
Prior to becoming a senator, Portman served as the head of the Office of Management and Budget in former President George W. Bush's administration.
The great thing about this is that Rob Portman wasn't just head of Bush's budget office; he also voted for both of Bush's tax cuts and for Bush's invasion of Iraq, so when he talks about fiscal nightmares, he knows exactly what he's talking about. After all, he created the one that we'e in. It's a stroke of brilliance right up there with tapping Bristol Palin to be a spokeswoman for teen abstinence.