One of the kids gave Evann a DVD of the first two seasons of Get Smart for her birthday and we’ve been enjoying a trip down Media Memory Lane ever since. “Would you believe?” and “Missed it by that much” will soon be catch phrases in our house, along with “Sorry about that, Chief.”
That last line echoed in my head during the oratorical orgy following the death of Ted Kennedy. It was the most glaring omission: an apology. Catholics who refused to join in the travesty of tribute to a sworn enemy had their own faith thrown in their faces. “Don’t you believe in forgiveness?” we were taunted. Of course, we do. And we also believe in asking for forgiveness. And trying to make amends for the harm we’ve done. Where was the apology of Ted Kennedy for all the harm he did during the course of his long, lurid life? Where was the apology? Did he ever once say, “Sorry about that”?