What’s your problem Anderson

There are few things more insulting than a non-apology apology. If you’re not sorry then DON’T APOLOGIZE. Don’t say “I’m sorry you feel that way” or some other phrase that implies you think you’re in the right and the person who took offense is to blame.

We had a nightmare in the Bush administration. An out and out, horrific, collective American nightmare. We watched an inarticulate, arrogant, inept man born into wealth and privilege, who had EVERYTHING handed to him, - including the presidency of our nation, massacre our economy, rape our constitution, squander the amazing foreign goodwill offered to us post the Sept. 11 th attacks, destroy our decency, and both directly and indirectly cost the lives of thousands of brave soldiers and innocent civilians alike.

I’m not going to lie. I am an Obama-girl. The man makes me happy. I’m not ashamed to admit that I have cried, more than a few times, while listening and watching President Obama speak. In fact, I still find myself smiling whenever I hear any political commentator just say the words “President Obama.” The man is brilliant. He’s highly intelligent, thoughtful, intellectually curious, balanced, compassionate, ... everything, just everything we could possible want in a president.
He is everything that President Bush, excuse me Ex President Bush, was not. The only thing both men have in common is their abundance of self-confidence. And I wish Mr. Bush had not been loaded down with all that self-confidence. It was like a weapon in the hands of a mean child.

So when we political junkie types, learned that our Congressional representative sat for hours waiting for a front row seat, as well as the opportunity to shake hands with President Obama, as he walked in before giving his first ever Address Before Congress, the only thing most of us felt was a bit envious. I wish I had that opportunity. It didn’t occur to me to begrudge ANY member of Congress who wanted to wait for that once in a lifetime occurrence.

But apparently it really annoyed Anderson Copper. He called the fact that Representative Eliot Engel waited over 12 hours 'pathetic'.
When Representative Eliot called him on it (good for you Mr. Eliot) Mr. Cooper’s response tonight was this ‘I’m not sorry’ apology which he phrased as a clarification of sorts. Anderson said he did not know Mr. Eliot, had nothing against him and “pathetic may have been too strong a word..." but amended that with a cocky "it’s up to you how you spend your time ... and if you feel sitting on a bench for 12 and 1/2 hours is the best use of your time, so be it. It’s up to your constituents to decide if they agree you.”

Blech!
What’s wrong with that use of time? We elected them to represent us. They're not indentured servants. They do not have to account for every moment of their time.
And if that’s the greatest ‘misuse’ of a member of Congress’s time we truly are on a pathway to better days.

Give it a rest Anderson! You were wrong. And I’m not going to apologize for saying that.