A Broken Clock Moment For Alan Simpson

Simpson's Broken Clock Moment

I am starting to believe The Rapture is going to take place quite soon. Conservative Republican Alan Simpson is the voice of reason regarding homosexuality and abortion–well, a broken clock is right twice a day. My first encounter with Simpson (R-Wyoming) was watching him badger and belittle Anita Hill during the Clarence Thomas hearings, or shall we call them the Anita Hill hearings. His behavior was reprehensible and sent out a clear message that if you have been sexually harassed don’t bother reporting it. Click here to see some video footage of Simpson attacking Ms. Hill. Sad that the incompetent, ethically compromised, and bigoted Clarence Thomas is part of Simpson’s legacy.

More recently, Simpson is infamous as co-chair of the Cat Food Commission. So one can only imagine my surprise when I read that the same Simpson was the voice of reason regarding a woman’s right to chose: male lawmakers shouldn’t be allowed to vote on the “deeply intimate and personal decision” of abortion. Not only did Simpson stand up for women, but he also took a stand by condemning all the homophobes within his own party:

We have homophobes on our party. That’s disgusting to me. We’re all human beings. We’re all God’s children. Now if they’re going to get off on that stuff—Santorum has said some cruel things—cruel, cruel things—about homosexuals. Ask him about it; see if he attributes the cruelness of his remarks years ago. Foul.

I’m glad someone finally took Rick (The P is silent) Santorum to task for his homophobic bigoted views and language. I never thought I would say this, but I do believe Simpson is not only redeeming himself, but he is making it safe for Republicans to be thinking individuals again, rather than blind, bigoted, bellicose, bullies. Thank you, Mr. Simpson.  Click here to see the full article and video.