Apropos Apology
March 14th, 2007Just so we’re clear: I love the prospect of Chicago hosting the Olympics. I don’t love it when people say, “That’s what we should fix the CTA for,” or reporters ignoring the olympian-sized bullshit that comes out of that agency.
As you’ve doubtless heard, everyone wants Alberto Gonzalez to re-sign. Don’t get too excited by the unanimity in the press. It doesn’t mean anything. Sorry to burst your bubble. I mean, Gonzalez may very well re-sign, but I doubt it. He’s the President’s dear friend and it’s not like Bush cares about this or like the American public as a whole cares about this. Even when it came to something they dearly cared about, Iraq, it took years for Rumsfeld to be forced down. Like I’ve said.
General Pace made news this week by saying that he considers homosexuality to be immoral. Now he’s saying that he should’ve kept it to himself, and he should’ve, but I must add that this whole ordeal is ridiculous. Everyone is insisting on an apology and throwing a fit. I just don’t believe that people should apologize for hurting feelings or saying something “hateful” when it’s just their opinion, just a thought, and no I’m not defending hate speech like, say, “Kill homos!” or something of the sort. I’m defending people’s right to be critical and voice unpopular, even stupid opinions, without having everyone and their mother insist that he say sorry. That’s nonsense.
Sorry.