Simon gaffe

Now that the charge of Gray Davis taking a big check in the Capitol has been shown to be false, COPS has apologized (Contra Costa Times | 10/10/2002 | No apology, more charges from Simon):

Late Wednesday, COPS rescinded its charges. The group announced it was withdrawing its Monday complaint to the Fair Political Practices Commission, apologized to Angele and expressed regret for “the impact this erroneous information had in the Simon campaign and on the distraction of their message to the voters of California.”

…but Simon hasn’t. The man isn’t really aware of how serious his gaffe really was. Davis is dirty enough, but making phony charges tends to cover it all up.