Sorry mom,” Jeb Bush tweeted.Why apologize now for something that took place four decades ago? Jeb will not be grounded. He will not lose his car privileges. He even knows that his mom, Barbara Bush, won’t be angry with him about the 40-year-old pot smoking incident, but will probably object to the fact that he’s telling America about it (again) for no particularly good reason. Except, perhaps, to appear an honest man, as opposed to actually being one.
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Mistakes were made. I’m sorry that offense was caused. The passive voice is being abused. It’s not my fault!
These are the flowers of the non-apology apology: the art of using of words to make semi-convincing noises, in the manner of a spouse caught advertising for a threesome on Craigslist, or a presidential candidate confessing during last night’s Republican presidential debate that he smoked pot in high school. “Sorry mom,” Jeb Bush tweeted.
Why apologize now for something that took place four decades ago? Jeb will not be grounded. He will not lose his car privileges. He even knows that his mom, Barbara Bush, won’t be angry with him about the 40-year-old pot smoking incident, but will probably object to the fact that he’s telling America about it (again) for no particularly good reason. Except, perhaps, to appear an honest man, as opposed to actually being one.