Kerry apologizes for insulting the military... sorta

John Kerry, the Democratic Senator who ran against Bush in the last election, apologizes for suggesting the military was for losers who couldn't cut it in college. He said he was sorry for anyone who was offended for his remarks about those who didn't study well wound up "stuck in Iraq". He did not apologize for making the remarks, however, inferring instead that the fault lies in those who misunderstood the intent of his insult. To add another layer of spin to the apology, he is now saying that he meant to say something different, but that it came out wrong. This claim is made despite his angry defense of the joke earlier, when he said he was not going to apologize and had nothing to apologize for, but that it was the President who should apologize for getting us into Iraq in the first place. (The Senator overlooked the fact that he himself voted for the invasion). This flip flopping led the Vice President to quip, "he was for the joke before he was against it." Democrats quickly distanced themselves from Kerry and asked him not to attend campaign rallies, hoping to win seats in the upcoming election. They are also concerned that the recent New Jersey court decision supporting gay marriage has started to energize the religious right to vote despite the embarrassment of the Mark Foley scandal. See Chick's DOOM TOWN.