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Tears or not, this apology strikes me as insincere, aimed more at getting Durbin out from under pressure than anything else.

I disagree, totally.  I heard the entire speech on Hewwitt’s show on the way home from work and it sounded completely sincere.  While he probably should have left out the Lincoln quote his apology was complete.

Here are a couple of money quotes:

“I’m also sorry if anything I said in any way cast a negative light on our fine men and women in the military. I went to Iraq just a few months ago with Senator Harry Reid and a bipartisan Senate delegation. When you look in the eyes of the soldiers you see your son and daughter. They are the best. I never, ever intended any disrespect for them.â€?

“Mr. President, I have come to understand that was a very poor choice of words. I tried to make this very clear last Friday that I understood to those analogies to the Nazis, Soviets and others were poorly chosen.

In the end, I don’t want anything that I may have said detract from the love for my country, my respect for those who bravely risk their lives each day for our security, and this Senate which I am so honored to serve as a member. I offer my apology for those offended by my words

I think we need to accept this and move on.  We need to accept that sometimes people misspeak, but when it happens we need to accept the apologies and move on.  We cannot crusify him now as they did to Lott and others.  We need to be better than that.

Aaron says:

We need to accept that sometimes people misspeak, but when it happens we need to accept the apologies and move on.

Durtbag Durbin throws gasoline on the fires of hate throughout the world and he’s sorry? He’s a SORRY example of a US Senator that is for sure.

And if we applied the “Trent Lott” standard, he could take his SORRY butt out of the Asst. Minority Leaders office.

Oh… I forgot… standards of conduct, like ethics and the law were only meant to be applied to Republicans…

If we keep folding every time Dems fake an apology, then why are we even trying? The man and his party continue to sling this crap all over America. They have and continue to defend these statements. He did not appologize for his comments, he apollogized because people are so stupid they can not grasp his deep and meaningful crap.

Unfortunately, all the screeching does not address the facts. Is the FBI report cited by Senator Durbin true or false?  Finally, please tell me that the above blogger who suggested a visit from Chicago thugs was speaking metaphorically...like Senator Durbin did.

TomChicago said, Unfortunately, all the screeching does not address the facts. Is the FBI report cited by Senator Durbin true or false?

When did it become an “FBI report”?

Finally, please tell me that the above blogger who suggested a visit from Chicago thugs was speaking metaphorically…like Senator Durbin did.

Carrick is a commentator, not a blogger.  In any regard, what is it to you?  Are you a grammer nazi now?  (speaking “metaphorically” of course)

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