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Alan Simpson On The Debt Ceiling Negotiations

Doug Mataconis · Thursday, June 30, 2011 · 1 comment

Former Senator Alan Simpson, a Republican who was outspoken when he was in office and has become even more so since then, was on MSNBC last night talking about the debt ceiling negotiations and he didn’t have many kind words for anyone involved, especially not Grover Norquist:

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Too bad we don’t have more guys like this in the GOP today.

FILED UNDER: Congress, Deficit and Debt, US Politics, Alan Simpson, debt ceiling, Grover Norquist, MSNBC

About Doug Mataconis

Doug Mataconis held a B.A. in Political Science from Rutgers University and J.D. from George Mason University School of Law. He joined the staff of OTB in May 2010 and contributed a staggering 16,483 posts before his retirement in January 2020. He passed far too young in July 2021.