Apollogies are only accepted from democrats and left wingers:

Howard Dean: "You think the Republican National Committee could get this many people of color in a single room? " Dean asked to laughter. "Only if they had the hotel staff in here." PASS

Trent Lott: "When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We're proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over the years, either" Forced to resign.

Klansman Byrd: "There are white niggers. I've seen a lot of white niggers in my time." PASS

John Kerry: "You know, education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq." PASS