WELL, ONE CAN HOPE: Super Committee flop a ‘career ender’ for John Kerry? On the other hand, he’s already survived association with one major disaster — his 2004 campaign.

I do like this quote from Larry Sabato, though: “All 12 of them could have been heroes. Instead they’re going to be the bums. That’s what happens when you take on a big challenge and utterly fail.”

UPDATE: Sen. Judd Gregg: Where In The World Is Obama? “The president was in Hawaii while the supercommittee hit stall speed. What is new about this? Very little. Throughout his term, President Obama has avoided leading on the issue of fiscal responsibility.”

ANOTHER UPDATE: Brian Dunn emails: “The sad thing is that the super committee didn’t have a big challenge. Their charge to cut spending was miniscule compared to the amount of deficit spending that will take place over the same time period. This was supposed to be the first step to demonstrate we are serious about cutting spending. What a shock that they failed to do that.”