RE: Everyone Goes Overboard...

The true measure of a person is to come forward and clarify false statements. Maines has done that before.

What do you mean by "false statements?" Do you mean uttering untruths? Do you mean misstating facts? Can you provide an example of such? My recollection was that Maines became very belligerent over the sound and fury her remarks excited. From this, it sounds like she hasn't changed her stance at all. I think she "regretted" her remarks after a number of venues cancelled her concerts, but only after that.

Has Coulter?

To be honest, I can't think of a time Coulter has said anything that needed to be corrected. She is known for being very careful about her facts. However, if you mean backing away from her stated opinions, I certainly hope she hasn't. If your convictions aren't worth defending, they aren't even worth stating, are they? In fact, they wouldn't even be worth having.

Maines' behavior indicates she just engaged her mouth before her brain was moving. If she backed away from what she said simply because it was hurting her bottom line, then she has achieved no moral standing. That just makes her yet another attention whore.