People come up with all sorts of excuses or rationalizations for why they do what they do.
“My dog ate my homework.”
“It’s not cheating if it’s in another zip code.”
“I don’t like Trump but I voted for him anyway because I can’t stand liberals.”
“The language I used came during a heated moment and does not reflect my feelings toward the gay and lesbian community.”
Excuses only go so far. At some point you have to own up to who you are and what you did.
You could make all sorts of excuses for why the Fire took the L in Columbus tonight.