Rep. Tom Tancredo apologized to his former allies in the national term limits movement on Thursday but said he's sticking by his decision to walk away from his pledge.
"I am sorry I let them down - because I did," Tancredo said in a conference call with reporters. "And I would feel the same way if I were them."
The morning after he announced he would no longer be constrained by his 1998 pledge to stay in Congress only three terms, Tancredo agreed to give back any campaign contributions to donors who are upset.
