Because it's more manly for them to come forward and admit their error rather than to call them out personally.
"Because it's more manly for them to come forward and admit their error rather than to call them out personally."
What is there for anyone to apologize for, and who should these nebulous people apologize to?
It's not unreasonable to expect that Gonzalez might have been the nominee- after all, he was nominated to the AG post.
Bush has made some good appointments, and some bad ones. Good, Rumsfeld. Bad, Asa Hutchison.