Reply #4: Me too - Though it makes sense that Simpson was one of the first people he called, my reaction was

[karynnj]

"uggh". Simpson's praise is well deserved and it is what people should have seen in 2004 and it countered the "he's a foreign policy expert, not domestic policy" stuff. (After all he was not randomly put on the Finance committee and - from hearings - he is always interesting and well prepared.) But, it would be remiss NOT to speak to the two people who just headed a committee charged with the a similar task to get their experience. It might be too much time on DU, but my first reaction was "oh great - who is going to post that and pretend that it means Kerry is in agreement with the ultra conservative Simpson!"

But his comment is very high praise. I liked the not "hiding under the rug" comment - though for me it brought back a silly memory of my oldest at 3 trying to do just that because the phrase was in a Raffi song ( Teddy bear hugs - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sIq68kh1po )!

The comments as always are pathetic - but interesting that the negatives were all from the right.