When Lincoln was wrong

When Lincoln was wrong

by | Jan 11, 2013 | Historical Apologies

Abraham Lincoln wasn’t perfect, knew it, admitted it. Sometimes he went out of his way to apologize for his mistakes. Even when no one was pouting. On July 13, 1863, mid-Civil War, Lincoln sent this letter to General U.S. Grant: My dear General I do not remember...
Shortchanged on the grip-and-grin

Shortchanged on the grip-and-grin

by | Jan 9, 2013 | Political Apologies

“Gabby Gifford stay out of my towns!!” posted DebraLee Hovey on Facebook. Hovey’s a Connecticut state representative whose district includes Monroe and part of Newtown, so in fairness the “towns” part isn’t as illiterate as it might seem. There are issues...
Pitcher R.A. Dickey on apologies

Pitcher R.A. Dickey on apologies

by | Jan 7, 2013 | Sports Apologies

Unlike my esteemed co-blogger, I do not give a rat’s butt about baseball. Oh, don’t get me wrong, I enjoy the game. As a child, I played Little League quite seriously (only girl on my team; in 1979 my mom sewed an E.R.A. patch on my hat, which did NOT...
tracking the lack of apologies

tracking the lack of apologies

by | Jan 4, 2013 | Other Apologies, Political Apologies

So, remember how a bunch of right-wing pundits and politicians made snarky and comical noises about Hillary Clinton faking a concussion to get out of testifying about Benghazi? And then she was hospitalized with a blood clot resulting from the concussion that could...

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