From his website:

Statement of Senator John Kerry

As a combat veteran, I want to make it clear to anyone in uniform and to their loved ones: my poorly stated joke at a rally was not about, and never intended to refer to any troop.

I sincerely regret that my words were misinterpreted to wrongly imply anything negative about those in uniform, and I personally apologize to any service member, family member, or American who was offended.

It is clear the Republican Party would rather talk about anything but their failed security policy. I don’t want my verbal slip to be a diversion from the real issues. I will continue to fight for a change of course to provide real security for our country, and a winning strategy for our troops.

Sigh.  You could have just made the damn apology, why editorialize it?

Typical.

But the apology is done, so let’s see where this goes now.

More at Breitbart:

Kerry Apologizes for Remark About Troops

To be fair, Hillary may be seeing this as a way to school one of her potential challengers for the 2008 ticket.  But even a broken watch is right twice a day, and in this case she is too.

Sen. Clinton visits Kingston, says Kerry should apologize

Sen. Hillary Clinton, speaking at a Kingston campaign stop this morning, joined the chorus of Democrats criticizing Sen. John Kerry for what the former presidential candidate has called a joke gone awry.

“What Sen. Kerry said was inappropriate,” she said.

Even she get’s it.

Asked if Kerry should apologize, President Bush and other members of both parties have said, Clinton said “I heard he said he was sorry.

So he says, yet no one has really heard it.

Clinton tried to deflect attention from the controversy by saying “elections are about the future,” and “we don’t have to be re-fighting the 2004 election, as much as President Bush would like that.

Of course, she wants to make it fade too…..

Also at Michelle Malkin

From Thinkprogress, we hear Kerry talking about this this morning on Imus. (see the video)

He says he apologized for the botched joke, but I really don’t hear an apology for the people offended.

It is a start, but in my opinion, not enough.

(by the way, there are many clips from Imus ruinnign around, all contradicting each other.  Hopefully someone will post the whole thing)

UPDATE-  Kerry has the whole transcript up on his site here.  He twices claims he has apologized.

LSU asks WHERE?  WHEN?  So far I have not found anything but redirecting the issue with counter attacks.

Here is a partial transcript:

IMUS: It was my inclination to try to defend you in this, and I said, I think I know what he meant, I mean it’s clear what he meant. But I had to acknowledge in my conversation with Charles that that’s not what you said.

KERRY: Of course it isn’t what I said. I left out one word, I left out the word us. They got us stuck. Instead of that, I said they got stuck. And they’re taking advantage of it. And here’s what’s wrong.

John, still think that the the troops have confidence you support them?  I don’t think they are buying the "botched joke" excuse.

John?  Show some friggin humility and apologize.  Geeez!

Click on picture for High Rez version.

(from drudge)

Hot Air provides a better quality picture.

Previously:

• The fallout grows: Some Dems line up against Kerry 
• Kerry sees 1st fallout as Iowa Democrat cancels Kerry event 
• Max Cleland defends John Kerry; Bill Frist joins call for apology 
• Was the Kerry “faux pas” just a botched joke? If so, then why won’t he just apologize 
• John Kerry has a meltdown, and issue a non apoology Updated 
• John Kerry suffers foot and mouth disease 

Others continuing the coverage:

Hot Air, Blue Crab, ALF, Captain Ed, Say Anything, Riehl World, QandO, Time, Hugh Hewitt, Right Wing, Iowa Voice, Anchoress, Sister Toldjah, Stop the ACLU, Chez Diva, Michelle Malkin, Big Dog; Woman Honor Thyself, Right Wing Nuthouse; Tammy Bruce, Flopping Aces, Squiggler, LGF

Here is a list of the more recent fallout to the Kerry comment calamity.

Kerry cancels Mankato appearance

The dueling rallies scheduled for Mankato today on behalf of Republican congressman Gil Gutknecht and Democratic challenger Tim Walz lost some of their pizzaz Tuesday night when Sen. John Kerry pulled out of the Democratic rally.

Kerry, the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee pulled out of the DFL event, which will still be held, as the result of a controversy over comments he made Monday inCalifornia.

Walz communication director Meredith Salsbery said Kerry canceled his visit to keep the focus on the issues and away from Kerry’s comments and McCain’s response.

She wouldn’t comment on whether Walz asked Kerry not to campaign for him, but said the decision was ultimately the senator’s choice.

Next….

Kerry Cancels Casey Event

Sen. John Kerry canceled his planned appearance Wednesday at a Philadelphia rally with Democratic Senate candidate Bob Casey amid controversy over comments he made about troops in Iraq.

"We made a decision not to allow the Republican hate machine to use Democratic candidates as proxies is the distorted spin war," said David Wade, a Kerry spokesman, in a statement.