Democratic Club sorry for snafu

Late Tuesday afternoon, Kootenai County Democratic Club President David Porter issued the following press release:

“While it is never pleasant to have one’s shortcomings put in the bright light of an editorial in the local newspaper, the Democratic Club recognizes that we made several mistakes and we appreciate the Coeur d’Alene Press for holding us accountable. Transparency, accountability, fairness and honesty are among our core values and when we fail to live up to our own values, we welcome an honest appraisal of our performance. So, to The Press, thanks for helping us, and others who share these values, be better.

“We failed to meet minimal procedures in our invitation to Rep. Redman. We should have sent a follow-up inquiry rather than assume he did not intend to take part in the debate. We also should have been clear in our press release that Rep. Barbieri had already declined our invitation so that The Press was not put in the position of publishing something that was misleading.

“We apologize to Rep. Redman for failing to treat him with simple, basic fairness and we apologize to the Coeur d’Alene Press for our failure to provide complete and accurate information. Finally, we apologize to the public for making what should have been a simple process one that sours them even more on the political process.”