Ag Secretary Personally Apologizes to Sherrod

At this point, who can blame Shirley Sherrod if she wants to make the government stew a little? Agriculture chief Tom Vilsack said he personally called the ousted USDA employee today to apologize and offer her a new job, reports CNN. She was "extraordinarily gracious," said Vilsack, but she's going to think about that job offer for a while.

"A good woman has gone through a difficult time, and I will have to live with that for a very long time," said Vilsack. (More Tom Vilsack stories.)