billy haas is a fine player, ricky has high expectations. there's probably 20 good young american players getting ready to make take it to the next level too. >> rick: thank you very much. >> thanks rick, appreciate it buddy. >> susie: while the super- committee has collapsed, tonight's commentator believes congress can still make a dent in the nation's massive budget deficit. she's heather boushey, senior economist at the center for american progress. >> the super-committee was unable to agree on a proposal to bring down our nation's long- term budget deficit. this is not a tragedy. congress will have other opportunities to address the budget deficit. frankly, the super-committee was always more likely to fail than not. conservatives refused to consider raising revenues from the wealthiest households in any meaningful way. we cannot balance the budget while continuing to provide large tax breaks for the very wealthy. we also cannot balance the budget on the backs of the poor and the middle class. the real tragedy is that the super-committee