Good little GOP doggie Mitt Romney on Imus: "Why couldn't it be a straightforward apology?"

[Human Torch]

Today's a PERFECT example of the Imus tendency to play both ends against the middle. On one hand, he's complaining that Kerry waited too long to make his "apology," and that as a result, the story spills over into another news cycle. On the other hand, he's had a steady stream of guests this morning to discuss it...the latest being that whining rat prick Mitt Romney.

"Well, ANY apology is an APOLOGY, and the troops DESERVE and apology, but why couldn't it have just been a STRAIGHTFORWARD apology?"

Earlier he had Howard Finemann on, discussing the Harold Ford campaign as if he were a dead man ("He ran a good campaign, but he's an African-American, and it's the South...")

:grr:

[TayTay]

1. Ooh, was Mitt realy ready to apologize for the Big Dig problems?

Excellent. I have been waiting to hear this. You mean he just went right out and said that he was wrong to hire Bechtel to inspect the mistakes that Bechtel had made? He didn't try to blame it on someone else? I'm pleasantly surprised to hear this. This is a guy who has spent his entire governorship trying to put anything that went wrong off on someone else. It's nice to hear him say that he is going to make a straight-away apology with no twists or turns.

What? He was commenting on someone's else's ability to say they were sorry? Damn. Too bad. He has so much more to apologize for than anyone else in Massachusetts.

[karynnj]

6. Romney is likely annoyed tat Kerry did this right

Day 1: Outrage that he are accused of saying things you didn't and that are against people he worked for for 35 years and a bonus smack down on what has been done wrong in Iraq.
Day 2, early morning: (on Imus) speaking of years of veteran support, accepting that he mangled a joke - and yeah, he regrets that, as anyone would "it makes you look stupid."
Day 2, release of well worded, sincere apology for only what he like is sorry for - not something he would never do.

You can't apologize, then show outrage - it doesn't work. An apology given in the angry outrage speech would have the wrong tone and could get mangled. From when we saw the Drudge story on Tuesday early morning to his apology - there were less than 36 hours! That kind of blows this too little, too late meme out now.

Of course Romney can't apologize for negligence on the Big Dig, isn't he possibly at least morally liable for that woman's death. He was governor and he could have done his job.

As to Imus, I assume he is annoyed that Kerry didn't issue his apology on his show.

[bluerum]

2. Hey MIttens - a bit FU for you pal. Can't be rid of you soon enough.

[Canuckistanian]

3. The 'Big Dig' fiasco guy?

The one who was responsible for the tunnel collapse?

[lwcon]

4. Like Kerry Healey, Mitt ran using the argument that...

... it would be wrong for one party to control every branch of government.

But, strangely, they've both been silent about Republican hegemony at the national level. I just can't figure it.

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[ClassWarrior]

5. I agree. Why can't Rep. Boner give a straightforward apology?

NGU.