El Presidente Folds

Vicente Fox is tired of taking heat too, and like Newsweak, has decided to reverse course:

President Vicente Fox reversed course Monday night and apologized for saying that Mexicans in the United States do the work that blacks won't.

Fox repeatedly refused to back away from his Friday comment, saying his remark had been misinterpreted. But later, in telephone conversations with the Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton the president said he "regretted" the statement.

Hey, I thought his comments were stupid just as Jackson and Sharpton did. Is he going to call me too? I'm in the book.

Deeper question - why should the President of Mexico give a rat's behind what Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton think? I'm an American citizen and I couldn't care less what those two con men think.