[lit-ideas] Re: Hurricane Contrition
- From: Eric Yost <mr.eric.yost@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 02:19:44 -0400
I heard yesterday that Bush accepted responsibility for the
non-responsiveness to Katrina.
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Political apologies are special. Nobody has to accept them. Who can
say,"Sorry. Apology not accepted"?
And for a politician to say, "I accept responsibility" is not even
to offer a rhetorical apology. It's not even the first step in the
process of political apology. For who will say, "Okay you've
admitted responsibility. Now offer an apology"?
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