PETITION -- If Simpson Doesn't Resign, the President Must Fire Him --

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-- If Simpson Doesn't Resign, the President Must Fire Him

PETITION . . .
http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/removealansimpson/


Richard (RJ) Eskow.Consultant, Writer, Senior Fellow with The Campaign for America's Future

Posted: August 24, 2010 07:44 PM

UPDATED below to address Simpson's statement of apology)

Alan Simpson is the co-chair of President Obama's Deficit Commission, which is charged with creating a bipartisan consensus for balancing the budget. Lately Simpson's foulmouthed tirades have drawn at least as much attention as the Commission's actual work. His latest rant -- which includes denigrating an activist for women's issues with remarks about "a milk cow with 310 million tits" -- crosses the line once and for all. It demonstrates conclusively that he possesses neither the judgment, the ability, nor the emotional stability to carry out his mission. He's become an embarrassment to the President and an impediment to his Commission's objectives. He must resign immediately. If he's unwilling to do so, the President must fire him.

Simpson's notoriously thin-skinned, and he's in the habit of pelting his critics with abusive monologues or emails. That argumentative streak, which has only gotten worse in recent months, leaves him spectacularly ill-suited to the mission the President laid out for him when he announced the formation of his Commission. The President said "I'm confident that the Commission I'm establishing today will build a bipartisan consensus to put America on the path toward fiscal reform and responsibility."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rj-eskow/310-million-tits----if-si_b_693340.html

[CreekDog]

1. Yes, but is what Simpson did equal to what Van Jones did?

then I have a feeling we can figure out what the result will be.

nevertheless, i hold out hope for bold action.

[rhett o rick]

2. give me a friggin break. The Pres should fire a lot of people but he hasnt.

Dont you get it? Alan Simpson is the Pres man. He wont fire him or Vishwack, or Summers or Rahm_fuckine_bo, or a hole fucking line of idiots.

[JJ]

3. Actually, if he want to maintain what little credibility he has left,

he won't let Simpson resign. He needs to fire him. PERIOD.