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SuperCommittee not so super. Shurtleff gets Jib-Jab'd. Huntsman on SNL.
Happy Monday. The congressional SuperCommittee — charged with coming up with a deal to cut at least $1.2 trillion (and potentially more) from federal spending over the next 10 years or face drastic cuts come January — will announce today that it has failed. Expect the markets to go a little nuts. [NYTimes]
-> The Washington Post has a quick explainer for those of you who want to catch up: [WaPost].
Topping the news: Have you heard of Kent Jones? You might want to. As the state engineer, he holds the swing vote on whether to allow a nuclear power plant in southern Utah. [Trib]
-> A RedState blogger questions whether a former Sen. Bob Bennett staffer was responsible for ejecting Sen. Mike Lee's planned Tea Party Debt Commission meeting. [RedState] A little more about how that all went down: [Politico] [FoxNews].
Must see: If you haven't already, AG Mark Shurtleff gets Jib-Jab'd in a promo against underage drinking. [YouTube]
Must see II: Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman drops by Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update. [Hulu]
Today's news: Candidates who come from Utah's delegate system are more likely to be on the extreme ends of the political spectrum, a new study finds. [Herald]
-> Chris Vanocur reports that restauranteer Sam Granato is backing state Sen. Ben McAdams for SL County mayor and that WVC Mayor Mike Winder isn't out of the running. [ABC4]
-> Paul Rolly looks into a committee hearing where Sen. Margaret Dayton went off on a few tangents. [Trib]
Tweet of the day: From the @Jon2012girls: "So embarrassed walking the NYC streets w/ dad...'Dad, the 1980's called, they want their shoes back!'"http://pic.twitter.com/oOT5XCmH"
Happy birthday: To SL Co. Councilman Arlyn Bradshaw and to Adam Gardiner, an aide to Rep. Rob Bishop (whose birthday wish is to be known as Mr. Rodeo Utah.)
Opinion section: Rolly says Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia Love is making waves across the country for her potential congressional bid. [Trib]
-> George Pyle says there are a lot of landmines in the future of journalism. [Trib]
The chair of the SL Library system board says transitional steps being taken will improve the libraries for the future. [Trib]
-> Environmental writer Ed Firmage says the Lake Powell Pipeline is a bad idea and makes southern Utah dependent on Colorado River water. [Trib]
-> Pat Bagley suggests who is really Occupying Congress. [Trib]
-> Richard Mouw, president of the Fuller Theological Seminary, says evangelics should set aside old suspicions about Mormons and listen to the LDS presidential candidates. [LATimes]
-> Former Sen. Bob Bennett rails against the Obama administration on the Keystone pipeline. [DNews]
2012 watch: The Huntsman daughters to On The Record with Greta Van Susteren to explain the viral spoof video they did. [FoxNews]
-> The process of elimination is on Huntsman's side, says a Chicago Tribune columnist. [ChiTribune]
-> Mitt Romney quietly opens up a campaign office in Iowa where he's trying to keep a low profile and low expectations. [CBSNews]
-> Among Republican candidates, the United Nations is the new punching bag. [ABCNews]
-> Romney says he's a been a serial exhaler of carbon dioxide. [Politico]
-> Romney isn't taking anything for advantage in New Hampshire, a must win for the candidate who has almost constantly held the lead there. [WaPost]
-> Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says Romney "turns a blind eye" to the middle class. [ABCNews]
Weekend in review: State Sen. Dan Liljenquist says he'll announce by January if he's going to challenge Sen. Orrin Hatch. [CNN] [Politico]
-> FreedomWorks honors Liljenquist. [Trib]
-> Former Utah House Speaker Dave Clark is jumping into the 2nd District congressional race. [Trib] [DNews]
-> New West Valley City councilman traveled a long and rough road to get where he is now. [Trib]
-> The Trib's Paul Beebe takes a deep look at the idea of citizen journalism in the wake of the Richard Burwash case. [Trib]
-> Utah gun enthusiasts are stoked about a House-passed bill that would allow the state's concealed-carry permit to work in 48 of the other 49 states. [Trib]
-> Supporters see the planned Sugar House streetcar as an urban renewal project as well as a way to connect East-side communities to the rest of UTA's network. [Trib]
-> The LDS Church has spent more than $6 million on its "I'm a Mormon" campaign but don't expect to see the ads in early primary states. [NYMagazine] ABC4 asks Salt Lake residents about whether the ads are politically motivated. [ABC4]
Where are they?
Gov. Gary Herbert meets with UHP's Honorary Colonels, meets with QEP Resources, Inc., and then holds consecutive meetings with Mike Mower, Alan Matheson, Francine Giani. The governor later holds interviews for potential judicial nominees and then heads to the Utah Museum of Natural History for the Indigenous Day Celebration.
Lt. Gov. Greg Bell welcomes a delegation of business and government leaders from Liaoning Province, China and then speaks with elections directors from other states to discuss presidential primary scheduling.
SL Co. Mayor Peter Corroon holds a Cabinet meeting and meets with Julio Garcia, Laura Hansen and Julie Peck-Dabling and then does an interview wit the U.'s Jeremy Ruesch.
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— Thomas BurrTwitter.com/thomaswburr