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truesee — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:40:30 GMT

Ex-Sen. Alan Simpson, an Obama adviser, likens Social Security to 'a milk cow with 310 million t-ts'

Leo Standora

DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Originally Published:Wednesday, August 25th 2010, 11:53 PM

Updated: Thursday, August 26th 2010, 12:10 AM

Roberts/BloombergFormer GOP Sen. Alan Simpson is cochairman of President Obama's fiscal commission.

Former Sen. Alan Simpson needed only a few ill-chosen words to udderly infuriate a lot of Americans.

He compared Social Security to a milk cow with 310 million t-ts.

The barnyard boo-boo by the cochairman of President Obama's fiscal commission outraged feminists, Social Security recipients and many liberal Democrats.

Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Peter DeFazio, a Democrat, called the comments beyond comprehension and asked the President to remove Simpson from the bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.

The National Organization for Women said Simpson was unfit to lead the reform effort.

Simpson, 78, quickly apologized for his not so bons mots.

The Wyoming Republican, known for his biting sense of humor, goofed-up in an e-mail earlier this week to Ashley Carson, executive director of the Older Women's League.

He took issue with a column Carson wrote accusing him of ageism and sexism for weighing Social Security cuts.

If you have some better suggestions about how to stabilize Social Security instead of just babbling into the vapors, let me know, wrote Simpson and added: Call me when you get honest work.

In his apology, he told Carson he had put his size 15 feet in his mouth. adding when I make a mistake, it's a doozy.

The White House on Wednesday night said it was satisfied with Simpson's apology and will keep him on the commission.

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