JUST A LITTLE ERROR – NOTHING TO SEE, NOTHING TO SEE – AT 8:51 A.M. ET:  Finally there comes the apology.  From The Politico:

Hartford Courant, “Blumenthal: ‘I have made mistakes and I am sorry’”: “After nearly a week of criticism following revelations that he misrepresented his military record and five days after a press conference in which he expressed regret for his misstatements, Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Richard Blumenthal apologized. ‘At times when I have sought to honor veterans, I have not been as clear or precise as I should have been about my service in the Marine Corps Reserves,’ Blumenthal said in a statement emailed to the Courant late Sunday by his spokeswoman, Maura Downes. ‘I have firmly and clearly expressed regret and taken responsibility for my words. I have made mistakes and I am sorry. I truly regret offending anyone. … I will always champion the cause of Connecticut's and our nation's veterans.’”

COMMENT:  Yeah, yeah, yeah.  I apologize so everything is okay. 

No, it's not okay.  Lying about your military record is serious business.  Lying about it over and over is disqualifying.  Or, at least it used to be, in an America with a moral compass.

Blumenthal should withdraw.  How do you enter the United States Senate with this cloud over you?

Connecticut is a very blue state, and Blumey was considered a shoo-in.  Now there's a shot for the GOP, if it plays its cards right.  But Republican parties in this northeast region are often close to nonexistent.  They normally consist of the highest-ranking Republican officeholder in the state, and some friends.  In New York the GOP doesn't even have a viable candidate for governor. 

Right now the leading Republican candidate for the Senate in Connecticut, Linda McMahon, is the co-founder of the World Wrestling Federation.  There's a heavyweight background for you – literally.  I know we're supposed to be fair and give her a chance, but...jeez.  Wrestling?

May 24, 2010