Last time, I wrote (emphasis added):

I hope Robertson will eventually realize the media loves him for a reason, and will either stop providing ammo to use against most other Christians -- who generally disagree with his statements -- or at least let the gospel itself be the offense, instead of some controversial, half-baked theory he'll inevitably have to apologize for later.

So, no shock, he's apologized.

If only the left's extremists had the sense to do likewise.

Let's recall, again the difference, shall we? Pat Robertson implied God had done stuff to Ariel Sharon because God didn't like his playing nicey-nice with the Palestinians. What about Ward Churchill? He actually advocated killing people. Wouldn't we all be able to agree that was much worse?

And while a lot of conservatives, like myself, distanced themselves from Pat's rather, um, interesting theological ruminations -- I noticed instead that professors at CU Boulder -- and around the country, for that matter -- lept to Churchill's defense.

Finally, though Robertson clearly has some strange views (how does he find out exactly what the Lord is up to each week?), combined with hoof-in-mouth disease, the guy apparently can be counted on to also apologize after each bout of illness.

And again, on the other hand, in light of his lies about his alleged tribal membership, his recommendations of killing, his several documented cases of plagiarism, and his fraudlent resume, Ward Churchill has apologized for... uh... what again?

Nothing that's reached my ears.

And the same could be said for serial liar Michael Moore, race-baiter and slanderer Al Sharpton, racist Louis Farrakhan, Ted Kennedy, the UN, and a host of other unsavory characters and even criminals that the left still lauds and lionizes.

I'll take consevative fruitcakes -- and the conservative reaction against them -- any day, thank you. Being a leftist means never having to say you're sorry.