Senate Apologizes for Lynching-Ban Delays - Yahoo! News: "To the victims of lynching--4,743 people killed between 1882 and 1968, three out of four of them black--the Senate issued an apology Monday night for not standing against the violence."

I guess apologies are something. I am reminded of the SBC's apology for their role in slavery and segregation. Something about it coming so long after it matters that bugs me. But add to that the list of conservative Republicans who refused to sign the apology (including both Texas Senators and good old Trent Lott) and you wonder what is going on with them? Is this a principled stance? Are they echoing me and saying that apologies don't matter? Or are they beholden to klansmen who will be very angry if the GOP takes a strong stance on such things?