David Letterman moved to draw a line under his "feud" with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin last night-or was it just a way to extend the press coverage for another week?-offering a second apology for his recent joke about one of the Palin daughters catching pregnant. Well, I choose NOT to be cynical about this, because, really, enough already. So let's say it was a gracious apology for an unfortunate, lazy bit. Palin has accepted the apology, but, being Sarah Palin, she of course has to once again deliberately misinterpret the remark and festoon it with a tribute to our troops. Also, scarequotes!

Of course it's accepted on behalf of young women, like my daughters, who hope men who 'joke' about public displays of sexual exploitation of girls will soon evolve. Letterman certainly has the right to 'joke' about whatever he wants to, and thankfully we have the right to express our reaction. This is all thanks to our U.S. Military women and men putting their lives on the line for us to secure America's Right to Free Speech – in this case, may that right be used to promote equality and respect.