What up with Martin’s Point?

As a subscriber to Martin’s Point Health Care, I was chagrined at least to read about my provider getting their hands caught in the cookie jar (“Martin’s Point Health Care to pay $22 million to settle Medicare fraud claims,” July 31). What disturbs me is this statement: “As part of the settlement, Martin’s Point was not required to admit to any wrongdoing.” Why not? Did they — or did they not — bilk billions of cookies from Medicare? That’d be you and me as taxpayers.

I posted something about our former president’s inbred inability to say, “I’m sorry” to anybody, much less the country. From groping a woman in a department store, to inciting a riot on the Capitol steps. Natch, someone whined about my injecting politics in a story about corporate misdeeds.

But why not? Dare I suggest that Hunter Biden said, “I’m sorry” and pled guilty for his indiscretions. Accordingly, he’ll eventually pay a price. Why can’t a former president, just once — one single time — say; “I was wrong. I’m sorry”? You can wait for it if you wish … but be sure wait along with a good book.

Anyone remember the old Elton John song, “Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word”? I’ve been happily married for 20-plus years, but if I were unable to say “I’m sorry” I wouldn’t have lasted 20 minutes. Moreover, I can’t count to number of letters to the editor I’ve written that called for an apology.

Buddy Doyle

Gardiner