I'm Sorry, So Sorry

Apologies have their place.  The other day I apologized to my significant other for being really, really grumpy.  I was under the weather with a respiratory malady, couldn't breathe all that well, and I was really short with everyone and everything.  So I apologized, and that was the proper and socially acceptable thing to do.  But lately in the political arena, it seems that our elected officials are either (a.) apologizing for things for which they shouldn't be apologetic, or (b.) not apologizing for things for which they should, or (c.) both.

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise

The most recent example of inappropriate apology is the nonsense over House Majority Whip Steve Scalise's speech he allegedly gave - 12 years ago - to a supposed Ku Klux Klan meeting. Now it seems to me that a Louisiana Congressman should be speaking to his constituents, be they right or left wing, and that's not only part of the job, it's the job.  But the liberal media has "found out" about this long ago speech, and, well, in light of the results of the midterm elections last month, the time seems right to expose this racist Republican.  Give me a break.  I suppose that Mr. Scalise didn't speak to the NAACP, or maybe to the Black Panther Party, or maybe to the Socialist Party America, or anyone else on the left side of the political spectrum.  Nope.  Only to the KKK.  Now that it's come to light, Mr. Scalise feels the need to defend himself in the face of massive criticism from all sides, including Sean Hannity and Mark Levin.  To the extent that the conservative wing of the Republican party doesn't consider the current Republican leadership conservative enough, I'm sure they would like to see a change - within the party, of course.  But political posturing aside, I see no reason why Mr. Scalise should apologize at all for doing his job representing the folks in Louisiana.

His hope . .  Your change

In stark contrast to this recent non-event is the mutterings of the Kenyan, who has been all over the world apologizing for America, and in a speech in Cairo, embracing Islam.  He didn't apologize for that speech, even though many thought it to be, well, somewhat less than presidential.  He didn't apologize for "hiring" Black Panther party members to "monitor" polls in Pennsylvania.  Nope, not a peep of contrition.  Nor did he apologize for his regular attendance at Rev Wright's "God damn America" so called church, which was blatantly racist.  Instead he defends this hate, as evidenced by his response to the Ferguson riots, and insists that the good reverend was a mentor and major influence on him.  No kidding.  Has he apologized for releasing America's enemies from Guantanamo so they may resume their jihad against us?  Not at all.  In fact he even released five more captured Muslim terrorists just today.  Let the destruction continue.

The obvious contradiction in the hate lobby's hype is that it's perfectly acceptable to bash America, Southerners, White people, cops, and Christianity in general.  But under no circumstances must one criticize blacks, homosexuals or Muslims.  So Scalise must step down, but not the Kenyan.  Witness the demise of free speech and freedom of association.  We live in an intolerant time.

So with apologies to Miss Brenda Lee, I'm sorry, so sorry.