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Former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson dies at age 93
Wyoming Tribune Eagle ^ | 3/14/25 | Wyoming Tribune Eagle staff

Posted on 03/14/2025 7:15:29 AM PDT by DallasBiff

Former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson died early this morning in Cody surrounded by family and friends, according to a statement from the family.

He was 93.

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Was he a rino?

RIP

1 posted on 03/14/2025 7:15:29 AM PDT by DallasBiff
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To: DallasBiff

Rest in Peace, Senator........................


2 posted on 03/14/2025 7:16:04 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: DallasBiff

bttt


3 posted on 03/14/2025 7:16:15 AM PDT by linMcHlp
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To: linMcHlp

Full Angry RINO


4 posted on 03/14/2025 7:20:48 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: DallasBiff

RINO but a funny guy. Fixture on TV shows in the 1990s, especially Hardball with Chris Matthews and Meet the Press w Russert. RIP.


5 posted on 03/14/2025 7:22:44 AM PDT by nwrep
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To: DallasBiff
The Simpson-Bowles plan, officially titled "The Moment of Truth," was a bipartisan proposal released in December 2010 by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, co-chaired by former Republican Senator Alan Simpson and former Clinton White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles. The commission was created by President Barack Obama in 2010 to address the U.S. federal budget deficit and national debt, aiming to identify policies for medium- and long-term fiscal sustainability.

That worked out real well.

6 posted on 03/14/2025 7:22:44 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (Democrats who say ‘no one is above the law’ won’t mind going to prison for the money they stole)
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To: DallasBiff

This article might help answer your question:

https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/28/politics/alan-simpson-donald-trump-republican-party/index.html


7 posted on 03/14/2025 7:23:19 AM PDT by cgbg (The Democrat Party is a criminal enterprise.)
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To: JonPreston

He campaigned for Liz Cheney the year she got annihilated in the primary.

Lol.


8 posted on 03/14/2025 7:24:29 AM PDT by cgbg (The Democrat Party is a criminal enterprise.)
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To: DallasBiff

Well, bye. Another horrible RINO gone.


9 posted on 03/14/2025 7:28:22 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Yep and it would have beenbetter if he dies at 73 instead of 93


10 posted on 03/14/2025 7:36:09 AM PDT by Jaysin (Trump can't be beat, unless the democrats cheat)
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To: DallasBiff

I saw him at a funeral about 5 years ago in Casper. He was hunched over but very tall.


11 posted on 03/14/2025 7:38:12 AM PDT by microgood
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Yup—he got a fat pension for being a dismal failure as a Senator.


12 posted on 03/14/2025 7:40:15 AM PDT by cgbg (The Democrat Party is a criminal enterprise.)
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To: Jaysin

Hey, wait a sec there! I’m 73!


13 posted on 03/14/2025 7:41:39 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (Democrats who say ‘no one is above the law’ won’t mind going to prison for the money they stole)
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To: DallasBiff

Burn Alan burn. I have more respect for crooked Democrats who dont hide what they are.


14 posted on 03/14/2025 7:44:03 AM PDT by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative)
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To: DallasBiff

who gives a sht about a politician

“he rose from mere poverty to become one of the most corrupt politicians in history”

that’s amazing!

oh lord have mercy on his soul!

give me a break


15 posted on 03/14/2025 7:44:25 AM PDT by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
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To: DallasBiff

Senator Alan Simpson was a son of Milward Simpson, who was a governor of Wyoming. Milward Simpson was the son of Fincelius “Finn” Burnett.

Finn Burnett was one of 31 men who held off an attacking force of about 800 Lakota and Arapaho warriors at the legendary “Hayfield Fight” on August 1, 1867. The survival of these defenders is a tale of courage and tenacity.

They fought ALL DAY from a hay-cutting “coral” about 3 miles from Fort C.F. Smith built along the Bozeman Trail.

The U.S. military eventually withdrew from the fort and it was burned to the ground by the Lakota. The outline of the fort still can be seen at the town of Fort Smith, Montana, along the Bighorn River. The town sits on the Crow Reservation.

Two of the defenders were killed but the fight was so intense, the attacking warriors finally retreated late in the afternoon.

Finn Burnett gave a detailed account of that fight and many of his exploits of the early days, on the frontier to his granddaughter. You can read those details in the book: “Finn Burnett: Frontiersman.” The book is widely available.


16 posted on 03/14/2025 7:49:00 AM PDT by Gnome1949
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To: DallasBiff

His net worth in 2025 is reported at $5 million, so he was definitely a piker ....


17 posted on 03/14/2025 7:50:29 AM PDT by Ken522
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To: DallasBiff

Have you noticed that nowadays everyone who dies is “surrounded by family and friends”? I’m probably part of a minuscule minority, but I don’t find the notion of drawing my final breath while “surrounded” at all appealing or comforting.


18 posted on 03/14/2025 7:54:14 AM PDT by Blurb2350 (posted from my 1500-watt blow dryer)
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To: DallasBiff

“Former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson died early this morning in Cody surrounded by family and friends, according to a statement from the family.

He was 93.” I’m actually a bit surprised that he wasn’t still in office.


19 posted on 03/14/2025 8:14:48 AM PDT by kawhill (Megalodon Might Have Been Longer and Skinnier Than Previously Thought, Growing Up to 80 Feet.)
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To: DallasBiff

Alan Simpson was the leader of the no borders needed Republicans.

His name was on the destructive 1986 amnesty bill, one of Reagan’s two greatest mistakes. The second being Bush as his VP.


20 posted on 03/14/2025 8:19:34 AM PDT by Pelham (President Eisenhower. Operation Wetback 1953-54)
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