Nation IN BRIEF : WYOMING : Sen. Simpson Rues Anita Hill Criticism
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Sen. Alan K. Simpson (R-Wyo.) expressed remorse for his sharp-tongued criticism of Oklahoma University law professor Anita Faye Hill during the Senate confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. “I have been riding high, a bit too cocky, arrogant, yeah, too smart by half sometimes,” Simpson told 300 people at a GOP fund-raiser in Cheyenne. He has been criticized by women’s groups and lambasted in newspaper editorials and cartoons.
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