Sen. Reid should ignore him.

First, as I’ve opined before, an apology is worthless if you have to ask for it.
Second, Sen. Reid is right, and there was nothing offensive about what he said.

It’s not like he called his colleagues in Congress racists.

“Instead of joining us on the right side of history, all the Republicans can come up with is, ’slow down, stop everything, let’s start over.’ If you think you’ve heard these same excuses before, you’re right,” Reid said Monday. “When this country belatedly recognized the wrongs of slavery, there were those who dug in their heels and said ’slow down, it’s too early, things aren’t bad enough.’”

He continued: “When women spoke up for the right to speak up, they wanted to vote, some insisted they simply, slow down, there will be a better day to do that, today isn’t quite right. When this body was on the verge of guaranteeing equal civil rights to everyone regardless of the color of their skin, some senators resorted to the same filibuster threats that we hear today.”

It’s real clear by his comments that Sen. Reid is simply saying that the Party of No is trying to stop progress just like those who tried to quash women’s rights and civil rights. There is nothing about his statements that “offends the sensibilities of the American people” as Steele told CBS News today. Nor is Sen. Reid playing the race card as Steele put it.

In fact, Steele himself is playing that card by bringing race into the conversation.

Anyone who has been paying attention to the so-called “debate” on Capitol Hill can clearly see that the Republicans don’t want this country to move forward on health care. They want to keep the status quo. So did those who opposed women’s rights and civil rights. It really is that simple.

Apologies aren’t required for telling the truth.