"Low expectations are what I had for the bipartisan deficit reduction commission, and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by the draft report that co-chairs Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson came up with." — FutureOfCapitalism.com post, November 10, 2010, 10:56 p.m.
"We've been expecting to dislike the report of President Obama's deficit commission, so count us as pleasantly surprised by the draft outline released on Wednesday by its two chairmen." — Wall Street Journal editorial, November 11, 2010, 7:03 p.m. (November 12 print editions).