Dick Durbin Apologizes

Bellicose and belligerent, Dick Durbin trashed the U.S. and its military; said he was misunderstood; and defiantly refused to backtrack.

Amidst mounting public pressure, Durbin was finally compelled to apologize for comparing Gitmo to Nazis, Soviet gulags, and Pol Pot's killing fields.

Durbin was ready and willing to humiliate the U.S., but when the backlash and pressure forced Durbin to eat crow -- all of a sudden it's crying time.

His voice quaking and tears welling in his eyes, the No. 2 Democrat in the
Senate also apologized to any soldiers who felt insulted by his remarks.

Is he sincere? Are Durbin's tears the result of heartfelt regret and sorrow for his remarks that he now considers incorrect, or are the tears the result of regret and sorrow for the backlash? I suspect the latter.

Asked what the next step for Durbin would be, an aide to Bill Frist told
FOX News, "Well, when you say something that appears all over Al Jazeera, you have a lot of work to do."

Footnote to Dick Durbin: US policy in no way compares with the policies of Hitler, Stalin, and Pol Pot.