# Supercommittee and Sequestration **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 21, 2011, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supercommittee-and-sequestration/603688 "2011-11-21T21:32:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supercommittee-and-sequestration/603688/41 "2011-11-22T19:06:46Z")
> [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > The funny thing is, he’s actually not quite as useless as people make him out to be. But not by much… Well, yeah. He can lift ten tons and can shrug off machine gun fire. That would be good if those were his only powers. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supercommittee-and-sequestration/603688/42 "2011-11-22T19:27:07Z")
> [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > The funny thing is, he’s actually not quite as useless as people make him out to be. But not by much… Well, we are talking about the SuperFriends version. Though, to be fair, [he’s only the _second_ most useless member of that team](http://www.jabootu.com/csfme.htm): > [@](#): > > As I watched the trio arrive at the swamp, I realized I was being overly kind when I commented earlier about how useless Hawkman’s presence was. In fact, he actually represents a detriment to his teammates. Superman, of course, can fly at super-speed. Black Vulcan, presumably, can travel at the speed of lightning. Meanwhile, what can Hawkman’s top speed be? A couple of hundred miles an hour? (To be generous.) For these two, having Hawkman come along must be like bringing one’s three year brother with you, forcing you to slow down to a crawl so that he doesn’t get left behind… > > …[T]his means he’s even lamer than Aquaman. At least the latter has a couple of unique abilities, and is in theory handy to have around if going underwater is involved. Moreover, if one of goldfish in the Hall of Justice aquarium is ailing, hell, he can just ask it what’s up. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supercommittee-and-sequestration/603688/43 "2011-11-22T19:36:04Z")
Hey, Hawkman did [punch out Superman](http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/2/29089/588287-claw_of_horus_super.jpg)… … _God_, the superfriends sucked ass. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supercommittee-and-sequestration/603688.md?page=2)