Sen. Dick "U.S. soldiers are like Nazis" Durbin blamed the state of Mississippi lastnight, in a speech on the Senate floor, for causing the deaths of Illinois citizens:

"When we traced criminal guns used in Illinois to kill people and commit serious crimes, and tried to figure out where they were coming from, the largest supplier state to Illinois of guns was Mississippi."

Sen. Trent Lott of Mississippi is justifiably outraged:

"I think he owes my state an apology, and the days when everybody can use Mississippi as a whipping dog are over. We're not gonna put up with that. And if I had been on the floor I'd have called his hand."

I wouldn't hold your breath for an apology, Sen. Lott. Dick Durbin compared U.S. soldiers and personnel at Gitmo to Nazis, the Khmer Rouge and Stalin's gulag guards, and offered a mere pseudo-apology only when the heat became too intense, essentially informing those offended at the time that they misunderstood him. Because of that, it seems highly doubtful that it is in his character to even remotely conceive of the idea that he might have offended the citizens of Mississippi, and therefore owe them an apology.

(Durbin and Lott remarks via Fox's Special Report)

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Update:

The video here.

More comments on Durbin's absurd claim here.