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He Owes More Than 310 Million Apologies To Breasts

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After placing himself at the top of the always competitive most chauvinist Republican nutcase list yesterday , the "tits" man shows penitence . Alan Simpson apologized Wednesday for describing Social Security as "a milk cow with 310 million tits!" in an email to OWL executive director Ashley Carson. Simpson's apology comes as pressure is mounting on the former Wyoming Senate Republican to resign his co-chairmanship of President Obama's deficit commission, which is considering cuts to Social Security. The National Organization for Women called on him to step down Wednesday. "Alan Simpson is not fit to lead the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform," said NOW President Terry O'Neill in a statement to HuffPost. "The ugliness of his disrespect for women is matched only by his dogged determination to dismantle Social Security by cutting benefits or increasing the retirement age. The National Organization for Women urges P...

Happy 75th Birthday Social Security

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More to come on this all day coverage, as the fight to preserve it in its current form is as fierce as ever.