Following is a letter which was sent to a friend of mine who received permission to share it others.  It details the experience Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson had in dealing with our leader.  As we all know, Mr. Bowles is a Democrat and Mr. Simpson is a Republican and were appointed by our current president to come up with a plan and path forward to help the nation get back on a sound fiscal footing.  It was to include spending limits and controls that would address existing entitlements, a change in tax codes and the abolishment of  selected existing tax breaks for special interest groups. Accordingly, it called for a sound fiscal plan that would get us into reasonable balance in ten years.  

As everyone knows, Alan Simpson, a Republican, is a retired Senator from Wyoming and is known for his frank opinions and statements and in some…