Goodbye, Trent Lott
As soon as I read Lott’s latest apology, I realized it is just simply time for the man to go. As I have stated below, I am not a huge fan of the man to begin with, but his incessant bumbling and babbling is a source of embarassment and ridicule, and he is nothing more than a political liability. Why did this latest apology annoy me so much? Let’s take a look at the text of it:
“A poor choice of words conveyed to some the impression that I embraced the discarded policies of the past,” Lott, R-Miss., said in a statement. “Nothing could be further from the truth, and I apologize to anyone who was offended by my statement.”
Why does that sound so obnoxious and annoying and EERILY familiar? Let’s see if this rings a bell:
“I want to let you know how much I regret the fact that alleged comments by the German justice minister have given an impression that has offended you.”
That was the non-apology apology issued by Gerhard Schroder after Justice Minister Herta D