Carl Wiens created this sharp set of spots for The Wall Street Journal illustrating some possible outcomes of the budgetary 'supercommittee', ranging from full success to complete failure.

Possible Outcome: Successful…  Probability: Very Low

Possible Outcome: Partially Successful…  Probability: Low

Possible Outcome: Failure, triggers engage…  Probability: Low

Possible Outcome: Complete Failure…  Probability: Very High