I may have spoken too soon in giving the Republican leadership credit for their response to Rep. Joe Barton’s comments. The actual statement put out by the House Republican leaders raises eyebrows in some of its word choice: “The oil spill in the Gulf is this nation’s largest natural disaster and stopping the leak and [...]
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I Apologize for Giving Credit to Republicans
June 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Tags: apologies·BP·conservative logic·environment·GOP·Gulf Coast·Joe Barton·John Boehner·oil spill
Sorry I Was Sorry
June 17th, 2010 · No Comments · AR, Politics
As I’ve written previously on this blog, I have a particular interest in the quality of public apologies. Today’s events surrounding Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX, of course) present two interesting questions: 1) How should we react to an apology that is sincere and unqualified, but concerns something that absolutely should not be apologized for?; and [...]
Tags: apologies·BP·conservative logic·GOP·Gulf Coast·I'm sorry if you were offended·Joe Barton·oil spill·shakedown·Tony Hayward