Steve May, the gay Army officer and former poster child of the negative consequences of Don't Ask Don't Tell, who was profiled more recently in the New York Times as a Republican (of course) dirty trickster and Arizona (of course) legislative candidate, has now dropped out of the race. There was that matter of the "most extreme DUI" charge that had escaped the public's and the Republican Party's notice until last week, when the Arizona Republic reported it.
http://www.azcentral.com/...
While he has covered himself with enough slime that he may never recover, the most interesting part of his withdrawal statement was the strange apology:
"My strong enthusiasm and passion for the issues I believe in brought forth political rhetoric, tone and activities not always reflective of my desire to be a uniting and positive force for good in the community, and I am sorry for those instances."
I wonder what he's referring to. It would be interesting to know whether manipulating a bunch of homeless people into signing up as Green Party candidates falls into the "activities" that he is now sorry for. If so, then I wonder what he thinks about the other Republicans' continued defense of such actions.
It would also be interesting to know whether other candidates - John McCain, Jan Brewer, Russell Pearce, and others - would ever say they're "sorry" for any of their own instances of demagogy, divisiveness, and hatred. In this case, May's activities seem to have backfired. Grandpa McCain and Jan "Dead Silence followed by an Inappropriate Giggle followed by an Assertion that 'We had Did' Something" Brewer have profited from their extremism.