"Legislature apologizes for slavery"

Whatever.

This nation has been paying the price for slavery for a very long time. I've distant relatives who fought, suffered, died, were maimed and impoverished fighting a war between the states that had a hell of a lot to do with slavery. Most of the rest of the family didn't get here until the early 1900s.

Hell of a price was paid by the ones who here in the 1860s.

So, what's an apology worth? Will this do anything?

Here's a hint:

Florida's black lawmakers called the apology the first step toward confronting what they see as racial disparities in health, education and the criminal justice system.

"An expression is just empty words without action," said Rep. Joe Gibbons, a Broward County Democrat and chairman of the legislative Black Caucus. "Yes, this is a historical step for the Florida Legislature, but the real test is what happens next."

In other words, this was bullshit. Just another step in the victim/reparations/race hustle that has become the norm in our 'national conversation on race' or just about anything else involving perceived in justices.

Oh, and check out Gov Charlie.

Gov. Charlie Crist commended lawmakers "for doing the right thing" and did not rule out considering reparations for Floridians whose ancestors were slaves.

Thanks a lot for the sentiment, Chuck. If you want to pay reparations, write your own damned check.

Me? I haven't owned a slave ever. Hell, I'm pretty sure my parents let their slaves go sometime back in the 1950s.