Maybe you could be more specific - what did you post on dailykos that was wrong. Did you think it was wrong at the time you posted it? How do we know you won't repeat this for political expediency?

Very heartfelt and much appreciated.

Good on your counseling and in the future.  You are making a very brave decision.

I did the drive-by commenting before reading.

Well being transgender has enough challenges so I will lay off.

We all said things we shouldn't have. Thanks for the apology, though. Maybe I should apologize for some of the bile I spewed, but... meh, I think most people around here know that I've tried to make amends.

I'll forgive you, sure.  Why not.  Thanks for saying it.

And congrats to Obama for being the presumptive.  I'll work hard for him if he becomes the official.

But please forgive me if I hope that the superdelegates will vote for Hillary Clinton in Denver, because I still believe she's got a better chance of beating John McCain, and a better universal health care vision.

November is not going to be easy with Obama at the helm, and we can't afford to lose it.  Again.

Good luck with the unity movement.

I will forgive Obama when he counts all the votes.  Until then, he will remain Obushma in my eyes.

The damage has already been done. There was a headline in today's NY Daily News heralding Obama rather weak 6 point lead--"Clinton is Toast".  Ah, the Obama loving press still can't resist that salt in their hands.  I won't support Obama in this election.

on your transition

Thanks for posting this.  The one thing that seems to have been lost on many, many people is that we are all real people behind these screens.

This is the first major election that will truly be impacted by the internet.  2004 was a precursor but didn't really get there.

In the past few years I have noticed tremendous rudeness all over the internet in all sorts of forums from sports cars to television reviews.

I guess the younger generation, with its familiarity of cell phone texting, IM chats and Web Logs, has fallen into an acceptance of this rudeness as a form of hipness or inclusion.  They also fall into a trap of ganging up on people and drumming them to silence or departure.

People's emotions are easily damaged and grudges are born out of these mistreatments.

Elections are very emotional events and it is my observation that almost always, votes are cast for emotional reasons and not logically based on issues.  That is a problem that Democrats have never understood and explains how people like Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon and George Bush get elected.

The worst thing one can do to forward their message is to insult and alienate the very people that you will need as allies in the future.  Deep, bloody cuts can have terrible results that may turn friends away forever.

As we move forward, I hope all people on the internet can think a little harder before they press the "Post" button about how their words and behavior will be accepted and interpreted by their readers.

How about a moratorium on apologies until HRC apologizes for bullshit, George Wallace-like, "hard working white people..." comments - How about an apology for that, not for "if I've offended you.." but a genuine apology for reinforcing the most harmful and unfair stereotype raised by any candidate in this race. How about an apology to our African American friends and neighbors? Until we get that, any apology by Saint or anyone else is premature and uncalled for.  Hardcore race-baiting by a Democratic candidate is simply unacceptable. No VP, ever.  She needs a primary challenge in NY....