Maggie Gallagher's column admitting she was a paid Bush administration flunky is a masterful example of the non-contrite apology, not unlike Bush's own attitude to mistakes. We especially like her kicker: She would have said something about the contract for $21,500, but "it never occurred to me. On reflection...I should have disclosed a government contract when I later wrote about the Bush marriage initiative. I would have, if I had remembered it."
On the Bush Payroll...I Think...
On the Bush Payroll...I Think...
On the Bush Payroll...I Think...
Maggie Gallagher's column admitting she was a paid Bush administration flunky is a masterful example of the non-contrite apology, not unlike Bush's own attitude to mistakes. We especially like her kicker: She would have said something about the contract for $21,500, but "it never occurred to me. On reflection...I should have disclosed a government contract when I later wrote about the Bush marriage initiative. I would have, if I had remembered it."