I have a question. Has any Republican ever apologized?

[ClearPresentDanger]

I have a question. I've been listening to the Radio and TV since the election, and I've yet to hear a Republican say, "We're Sorry."

You know, "We're sorry we fucked things up so badly. Wasted all that money, crashed the economy, useless war etc."

Do you know of any Republican who's apologized for fucking everything up during the Bush years?

Has any of them apologized for not fixing immigration, outsourcing, the deficit, sending all our money to the A-rabs to pay for oil they then give to the terrorists?

I'd really like to know.

[napi21]

1. Don't you know, Pubs NEVER apologize for ANYTHING!

They think it shows weakness!

[givemebackmycountry]

2. NO.

Actually, they are pretty damn proud of how things went during the decade.
And they will tell you that too.

Now, THAT'S fucked up.

[MH1]

3. They are too busy blaming the obvious bad things on the Democrats,

to have time to apologize.

And then there's the taking credit amongst themselves for fucking things up, which they tend to actually think is a good thing, as a poster above stated.

[Maestro]

4. They only apologize for sexual missteps.

But they wrap themselves in the Bible so everything is forgiven mostly. :sarcasm:

[unblock]

16. not exactly. they only apologize for bringing bad press to the republican party

AS A RESULT of their sexual messteps.

they sure as shit ain't sorry for the sex itself.

"members of the press, i'm sorry i'm a few minutes late for this press conference, i had a tough time in make-up hiding all the marks after my dominatrix got a bit rough. thank you. now. some of you have heard wild and irresponsible allegations about sexual transgressions and i'm here today set the record straight. i just want say simply that i was created by the lord, as was all mankind, as an imperfect being. i'd like to apologize to my wife, my family, members of my district, and to my colleagues in congress for any shame i may have brought to them by my actions or inactions. now if you'll excuse me, i hear the call of the glory hole. thank you jesus and god bless the united states of america."

[Maestro]

20. Hey you got a hold of the script

that the repukes use I see. :)

[Blasphemer]

21. and only if they are caught.... Otherwise, they just wrap themselves in hypocrisy.. nt

[jobycom]

5. Surprisingly effective post. K&R.

:thumbsup:

[Jamastiene]

6. No, they don't think they've ever done anything wrong.

You CANNOT convince most Republicans the are wrong about something. To do that would take weeks of working on them every day. Even then, it's a crap shoot.

[SpiralHawk]

7. Republicons don't do reponsibility

Buck passing, blame, and chickenhawkert are core elements of their Family Values.

Which is why Americans have turned their backs on them, and their approval ratings are so deep in the crapper.

[Catshrink]

8. Only for getting caught or IF they offended anyone

never for the act itself. God will forgive.

[BlueCaliDem]

9. No, but that's because their friends in Corporate Media don't make 'em

so why again do they have to?

Corporate Media trumps up repubs, the Party of corporate welfare against "We the People". This is the American Media way. So as long as it's not broadcast, cabled, or satellited into the homes of the American people, and a demand is made to hold those men responsible, nada is going to happen.

[ThomCat]

10. Has any Politician in Either Party every apoligized?

:shrug:

[pscot]

11. Republicon apologies usually take the form of

"I'm sorry (it's tough) if you are (so easily) offended by my statement/behaviour (which was that of a complete, anti-social asshole). The parts in parenthises are generally inferred.

[Walk away]

12. They don't have to apologize. Bush took the temporary bullet for them all.

All they had to do was freeze him out for a few years and they just blame it all on him. By 2012 he'll be repentant, redeemed and endorsing Jeb for president.

[AuntPatsy]

13. People that refuse to admit they have ever done wrong will never appologize...

the ones who I feel should apologize are any and all who have ever voted for that party when it has always been clear from the beginning that their party merely represents the stragglers of a prejudice era who have yet to come to terms with equality and or having to live side by side with other ethnic groups..

The basic principals of the republican party have always been corporation first, a world they themselves are members of, people come a distant second and they hold some still with an illusion that it is possible that all of it's followers have a chance to board that ship in order to share in the bounty that continues to expand...

The problem is, the bounty has been amassed from the backs of slave labor and the Republican party's only wish is to ensure that slave labor never diminishes for if that were to occur, their bounty would lessen, and they have no desire to share it with what they secretly believe to be the rabble, those silly citizens who mistakenly fall in line like good little soldiers every time the sound of Jacob's horn is heard...and that is where their push for church in government comes into play, church leaders always side with the republicans because in the real world, they too are part and parcel and wish to remain so of the receivers of that bounty....the followers have yet to realize they have been had...one day they will and woe to their republican overlords and religious false icons, the backlash will be ugly because they are an ugly species...

[lpbk2713]

23. Whenever any wrongdoing comes to light ...

rethuglicans always point fingers at the other side. No matter how obvious it may be that they are at fault.

It's in the GOP rule book. First chapter.

[barbtries]

14. not to my knowledge.

they seem to operate in a different reality from most of us. history ain't history until they've taken their spin. i work with a man - and it's such a drag, because he's a great guy in every other way - who is absolutely blaming obama for everything that is wrong in america today. won't brook argument on that point. so we argue, because i refuse to go there at least yet. i've been disappointed in some of what's come from the obama administration but i'm not prepared to remove my support for him. and i am years away from forgiving the bushies for what they did to my country - i never will in fact, unless they're behind bars where they belong which apparently won't happen. my co-worker will not defend the bushies but he is way past pinning any blame on them. so why should they apologize?

[HughBeaumont]

15. Nope. Never admitting error is a Rove tactic.

It's kind of like "Papal Infallibility". We all know it's bullshit, but it just wouldn't be Oz if the curtain was pulled down.

[Bitwit1234]

17. Apologize...heck the media has almost got

the whole of the USA believing that everything happening to this country is Obama and the Democrats fault.

[racaulk]

18. Republicans are all for personal responsibility and accountability!

As long as it does not involve them.

[Bluebear]

19. Yes. "I'm sorry IF I OFFENDED ANYONE" is the Republican apology

[laughingliberal]

22. No, it is the same playbook used by the RW fascists who took Germany back from the Weimar

government after people booted them for fucking up their country. Obstruct every attempt to fix the problems, trumpet the failure of progress toward solving the problems, and never admit culpability for any of the problems. It worked, too. They took back over from the liberal government and gave rise to Hitler's reign.

The frustrating thing here is to see the Democrats going down that same path to corporate enslavement.

[yowzayowzayowza]

24. Oh, no. Jus innocent lil "flaws":

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/24/business/economy/24panel.html