Stark Escapes Censure, Apologizes For Remarks

From Multiple News Sources ~ Following an unsuccessful Republican censure attempt, Congressman Pete Stark, San Francisco Democrat, apologized to his colleagues for controversial comments he made last week about President Bush: “I want to apologize to my colleagues — many of whom I have offended — to the president and his family and to the troops,” said the 18-term lawmaker. He added that he hoped the apology would allow him to “become as insignificant as I should be” and explained that public attention should remain focused on critical, divisive issues such as the war in Iraq and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) bill.

Stark touched off a firestorm last week when, on the House floor, he said troops are being sent to war to get their heads blown off "for the president's amusement."

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