Michael Hiltzik: Sen. Alan Simpson's legacy was tainted by his attacks on Social Security

Michael Hiltzik: Sen. Alan Simpson's legacy was tainted by his attacks on Social Security

Reading the obituaries for former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.), who died at 93 on March 14, you would think he was a pleasure to have around — a life-and-soul-of-the-party man and a perfect scream, as P.G. Wodehouse might have described…

Late Wyoming senator embraced a bipartisan spirit that we need now

Our country could use more political leaders like Alan K. Simpson, the former Wyoming U.S. senator who died March 14 at the age of 93.

Commentary: Sen. Alan Simpson's legacy was tainted by his attacks on Social Security

As a GOP Senator, Alan Simpson attacked Social Security with insults and lies. Why has Washington overlooked his record?

Cowboy State Daily | Joan Barron: Alan Simpson Grew To Be A Statesman

Columnist Joan Barron, who has covered the Wyoming legislature since 1970, writes, "Calling themselves ‘just a couple of country lawyers,” Simpson and Herschler outsmarted the hot shot attorneys who flew in from New York and D.C. The trona industry won and the defeated eastern lawyers flew out of Cheyenne."

Alan Simpson: Republican from another country

The senator from Wyoming was authenticity itself — a Western force coming at you like a bobcat with a crooked smile. Indeed, the name of his ranch outside of Cody is the “Bobcat.” It was at the Bobcat near Yellowstone Park, where my friend Sen. Alan K. Simpson (1931-2025) did some of his best thinking about history, politics, and how people live and fight. When he came to Washington, Al Simpson was steeped in this uniquely Western Bobcat Ranch h…