Durbin Apologizes For Reaction To His Words

What a halfhearted attempt to placate the public outrage. He'll get away with it too.
What does "we fail words" mean? How about, "I am sorry if". He treats this as if he did nothing wrong except choose his words poorly. In the tradition of the Senate, should he not be a crafty wordsmith? Is he too inept, too verbally unequipped to be speaking on the Senate floor? What is this guy's story?
The truth is he is not the least bit sorry for what he said, he apologized for the reaction it evoked. And of course McCain condones it because it's one of his bullslinging buddies.
These men are disgusting.

Dick Durbin went to the Senate floor late Tuesday to offer his apologies to anyone who may have been offended by his comparison of treatment of detainees at the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Nazis, Soviet gulags and Cambodia's Pol Pot.

"More than most people, a senator lives by his words ... occasionally words fail us, occasionally we will fail words," Durbin, D-Ill., said.

"I am sorry if anything I said caused any offense or pain to those who have such bitter memories of the Holocaust, the greatest moral tragedy of our time. Nothing, nothing should ever be said to demean or diminish that moral tragedy.

"I am also sorry if anything I said cast a negative light on our fine men and women in the military ... I never ever intended any disrespect for them. Some may believe that my remarks crossed the line to them I extend my heartfelt apology," Durbin said, choking on his words.

Immediately after his remarks, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said he thought Durbin made a "heartfelt statement" and he was satisfied with the apology.

"He did the right thing, the courageous thing and I think we can put the situation behind us," McCain said.

In a written statement, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Durbin's apology was "necessary and appropriate."

"Senator Durbin's apology was a necessary and appropriate step in repairing the harm his earlier remarks have had on the image of the millions of fine men and women serving in America's military. As members of Congress we must always be sensitive to the fact that it is their struggles and sacrifices that keep us safe in the War on Terror," he said.

Asked what the next step for Durbin would be, an aide to Frist told FOX News, "Well, when you say something that appears all over Al Jazeera, you have a lot of work to do."

From FOXNews.