Simpson’s Still Cool
The Casper [Wyoming] Tribune published an interview with my old boss, Alan Simpson in today’s paper. While a McCain supporter, he had this to say:
Some Republicans have heralded the election of Barack Obama as a surefire disaster, but Simpson isn’t scared — even if he would rather have seen McCain and Palin elected.
“Somebody will say, ‘I heard Simpson isn’t afraid of Obama. He must be an old fart sitting there who doesn’t even know what he’s doing anymore.’ But I’ll tell you, I still do,” he said. “And what I see is this: I think (Obama’s) a healer. And I think he’s going to do what he said he’s going to do, which is help heal the nation, and get rid of this stench of partisanship, which is unworkable.”
Simpson also expects that Obama, who he calls tough, resilient, and charismatic, will put together a solid cabinet and administration.
“I just know he’s going to put good people in,” he said. “Of course, if he puts Hillary in as Secretary of State and this article comes out, people are going to say, ‘This shows Simpson’s lost his marbles again.”‘
