Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

If there is such a thing, much of the fiscal policy world's glitterari were in full display on Wednesday night when the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted its annual dinner in Washington, D.C. There were current and former OMB, CBO, and GAO directors; the economic advisors to (in alphabetical order) presidential candidates Clinton, McCain, and Obama; current and former House and Senate Budget Committee chairmen; lots of other former and sitting members of Congress; a number of chief economists from federal budget and economic agencies; and congressional staffers galore.

Andrew, Pete, Troy, and myself --the four people responsible for Capital Gains and Games -- were there as well. (This was the first time the four of us have ever been in the same room at the same time so the moment obviously needs to be recorded for posterity.)