Well here’s my take on it. First it was obviously a set up question in the first place going back to Iowa and Romney stumbled badly. It’s the standard “chicken-hawk” line of attack that we hear all the time from liberals. Second, Romney realizing he had stepped in it, later apologized although that seems to get far less coverage. I’m not sure he was as eloquent as you in the apology but as he said again last night he did apologize. Third, the Sheriff last night was another set up and I agree with you, Romney probably should have apologized again more profusely. Which of course begs the question, when you slip up and say something dumb, how many times doe you have to keep apologizing for everyone in the world to believe you are sincere? By the way I hope I’m not being too slick when I say that I do wish your son a safe and speedy return. I’m pretty sure all the GOP candidates would wish that too.
I agree about Romney’s apology. He said what he said and he apologized for it. I was less than enthralled with his performance last night, but I don’t think he had to apologize again. I thought his response to the deputy sheriff was ok. It put the focus on the troops like that man’s son—where it belongs.
~”Which of course begs the question, when you slip up and say something dumb, how many times doe you have to keep apologizing for everyone in the world to believe you are sincere?”~
Every time it comes up. “I was wrong, I apologized for it, and I apologize again.” With answers like that, it’s not long before the issue atrophies.