Sorry you had to hear about this

Sorry you had to hear about this

by | Feb 12, 2013 | Political Apologies

Wouldn’t you think mayors and tourism secretaries in a famous destination resort would be good with words? Isn’t part of their job to issue public statements without arousing public fury? Without coming off as heartless profiteers? Before dawn on February...
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...
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...
The deshignated driver is me

The deshignated driver is me

by | Dec 31, 2012 | Political Apologies

Idaho Senator Mike Crapo was arrested for drunk driving on December 23, in Alexandria, Virginia. Especially awkward because he has apparently said he doesn’t drink alcohol (as a Mormon thing). I gather that’s pronounced KRAY po. Okay? The man has enough...
Hagel, Hormel, and Franklin

Hagel, Hormel, and Franklin

by | Dec 26, 2012 | Political Apologies

In 1998, then-Senator Chuck Hagel criticized President Bill Clinton’s nomination of James Hormel to be U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg. Ambassadors represent America, “our lifestyle, our values, our standards,” Hagel told the Omaha World-Herald. “I think it is an...

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