Faux pas
Once again, Sen. Ed Butcher, R-Winifred, has put his foot in his mouth.
He recently equated seriously disabled children with "vegetables" who should be taken out of public schools and put into regional hub schools better able to respond to their needs. Trouble is, he said it in public at a Dec. 14 meeting with school administrators, some of whom were appalled.
First, Sen. (soon to be Rep.) Butcher said that it was an "unfortunate choice of words," but that he wouldn’t formally apologize. Then, after incoming House Speaker Roy Brown, R-Billings, had a little chat with him, Sen. Butcher said that while his comments were taken out of context and Democrats were trying to make political hay out of them, he nevertheless regrets his words.
That's a classic "apology" politicians are so famous for. They aren't actually sorry that they caused the offense, mind you. They're only sorry if a public flap came of it. http://www.billingsnews.com/story?storyid=15165&issue=241
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