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I thought Alan Simpson had 'lost it' now I know so

Faster horses

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Alan Simpson: I hope Grover Norquist drowns in the bathtub

In a surreal "Hardball" interview, the former senator makes the wildest threat yet against the anti-tax zealot


So this just happened on “Hardball” — former Wyoming Sen. Alan Simpson, of the Simpson-Bowles commission, essentially called for anti-tax advocate Grover Norquist to slip and fall in the tub.

Norquist has said he wants a government small enough that it can drown in the bathtub.

Said Simpson:


“So how do you deal with someone who comes to stop government? … Grover wandering the earth in his white robe saying he wants to drown government in the bathtub. I hope he slips in there with it.”

Chris Matthews, in a new record, was left speechless for several moments.

And that wasn’t even the strangest thing Simpson said in the interview. In a discussion of taxes and how the middle-class would end up on the short end, Simpson posed this question: “Who gets diddled the most?”

UPDATE: BuzzFeed now has the video.


David Daley is the executive editor of Salon. More David Daley.


http://www.salon.com/2012/11/27/alan_simpson_i_hope_grover_norquist_drowns_in_the_bathtub/
 

Mike

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I would have no problems with a tax increase in the future if I thought that every penny of our money was being spent wisely now.

The term "Drunken Sailor" comes to mind.

I remember well the Clarence Thomas hearings fiasco when the Dems were trying to crucify him. Alan Simpson was the voice of reason during the questioning.

Age can do that to some people.
 

Faster horses

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Mike said:
I would have no problems with a tax increase in the future if I thought that every penny of our money was being spent wisely now.

The term "Drunken Sailor" comes to mind.

I remember well the Clarence Thomas hearings fiasco when the Dems were trying to crucify him. Alan Simpson was the voice of reason during the questioning.

Age can do that to some people.

Absolutely!! I am from Wyoming and I remember when Alan Simpson was
highly respected....I always liked him...til about 3 years ago...
 
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