Reply #42: Allow me...

[Innoma]

Suppose I back into your car in a crowded parking lot.

"Sorry, I wasn't looking. Well, see ya later, pal!"

Not to be glib, but a simple apology doesn't always do it; sometimes there are consequences to your actions that go beyond the sincerity of a few words.

Sure, maybe you're a nice guy and you accept my sincerity and give me a free ride, but whether I'm sincere or entirely unrepentent, the consequence for my action should be to pay for the damage I've caused.

Maybe Arnie *is* sincere in his apology - how would I know? - but we've had so much empty rhetoric these last few years that its time we had some real accountability.

I think what some of us might be saying here is that his apology is all smoke and mirrors until he does something about it, whether its actually trying to work with legislature or something more drastic, like resignation.

I, for one, think he embarked on his ego-fueled quest with the attitude that the people be damned, he had the answer, and it was he who would ram it down our throats whether we liked it or not.

For someone who seems that out of touch, that driven by his own agenda, and in that position of power, I say resignation is a option toward that accountability because even though elected officials are mere mortals, they should be held to a higher standard.

I'd hate to see Arnie get a pat on the head and a free pass for saying something that needs to be said. He should do something about it or pay the price, and until that happens, his apology is suspect in my book.

Your mileage may vary.