Obama's "Wasted" Apology

Barack Obama stepped in it the other day with his remark about 3,000 lives "wasted" in Iraq. He immediately took some not too-friendly fire from the blogosphere and others, and has supposedly apologized for his remarks, but Jules Crittendon doesn't think so:

You know, I’m seeing everywhere news reports that insist Obama fell over himself to apologize, twice, for describing as “wasted” the lives of U.S. soldiers killed in combat to free an oppressed people and make the world a safer place.

But I have yet to see a news report that includes an actual apology. He expresses “regret” that he had “misspoken” and experienced a “slip of the tongue.” He “would absolutely apologize” if “any of them”* are offended. How come everyone is so eager to apologize for this guy?

Here’s a Chicago Sun-Times columnist. No apology.
Here’s the AP story. No apology.
Here’s ABC: No apology.

All of those reports say there was an apology. Some say he apologized right away. One says he claims he apologized right away. But none quote it. Like John Kerry, he’s botched it, and regrets that he misspoke. Here’s the only report I could find that points out he hasn’t actually apologized:

Boston Herald: No apology noted.

*Most versions I saw substitute “(military families)” for what Obama actually said, which was “any of them.” It is not clear that he didn’t mean “soldiers” or “wasted-life dead people,” however.

Good point. Many in the media are trying hard to cover Obama's tracks for him, but in an age where there are 50,000,000 blogs, good luck.