Ed Leafe wrote: > Doncha love the passive voice? There is a world of difference > between saying "I made a mistake" and "mistakes were made". > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales took responsibility yesterday > for "mistakes" related to the firing of eight U.S. attorneys last > year but rejected calls for his resignation from Democrats who accuse > him of misleading Congress. > > "I acknowledge that mistakes were made here. I accept that > responsibility," Gonzales said. He said he did not know the details > of the plan to fire the prosecutors, but he defended the dismissals: > "I stand by the decision, and I think it was a right decision." > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > > Question: what does "accepting responsibility" mean? Does it mean > anything anymore? I can just imagine if I deliberately cheated on my > tax return, got caught, and said to the judge "Mistakes were made. I > accept that responsibility". Does that mean that I now go unpunished? > That I should expect not to have to pay a price for being responsible > for those mistakes? >
Worse still, if he acknowledges 'mistakes were made' then how can he still 'think it was a right decision'. Is he dumb? Or does he think the public is dumb? (Well, maybe he's talking to Mike, and the likes) > -- Ed Leafe > -- http://leafe.com > -- http://dabodev.com > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
