At least Boehner smacked him upside the head immediately. No waffling here...
"Boehner in particular was incensed, saying Young's remarks were "offensive and beneath the dignity of the office he holds." The House's top Republican said there was "no excuse" and that the language warranted "an immediate apology." "
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/polit...n/2035161/
Must be hard to be an old fashioned republican these days...
and of course now... the apology...
""I apologize for the insensitive term," Young, a House member since 1973, said in a statement. "There was no malice in my heart or intent to offend; it was a poor choice of words."
In an interview with an Alaska radio station earlier this week, Young used the word "wetbacks" and said the term had been commonly used as a he grew up on a ranch in central California. He issued a statement late Thursday saying he had "meant no disrespect," but the reaction throughout the day had been heated -- particularly from his own Republican leadership. "
The very fact that the word is so ingrained in his brain that he can use it without even realizing that he was insulting people is telling...
