That's The Right Way To Do It

I have never been a big fan of the politics of Charlie Rnagel. In fact I seriously dislike and disagree with his politics. But today he did something that all of Washington should take not of. He issued an apology.

Not the typical pseudo-politiczl apology in which a politician expresses regret that people were offended by what he said, or that he is sorry that his words were misunderstood. The man flat out apologized for what he said.

When talking about the distribution of federal money, Rangel said

"Mississippi gets more than their fair share back in federal money, but who the hell wants to live in Mississippi?"

Naturally, the people of Mississippi were not too pleased, and called on the Senator to issue an apology. He answered that call:

"There is no excuse for my having said that. I am fully aware that every American loves their respective state and city, and I'm afraid that my love and affection for New York got in the way of my common sense and judgment, and for that I sincerely apologize."

No spin. No equivocation. Just I was wrong. I'm sorry. Well done, Senator. Well done.

HT: Transterrestial Musings

Posted by: Stephen Macklin at 01:38 PM | No Comments | Add Comment