In the world of politics taking responsibility means just saying the words:"I take responsibility."

[Skwmom]

If you take responsibility, shouldn't something more than MERE words be involved?

[merrily]

1. YES! Then again, politics is the art of pretending words = deeds.

[thesquanderer]

2. Well, it is equivalent to "I'm not blaming anyone else", so that's something

but yeah, in most cases, something more has to be done to actually address the problem.

[Chitown Kev]

3. Usually in politics

more than mere words can be involved...at least at the macro level.

Ending mass incarceration of non-violent drug offenders is "taking responsibility" in word and deed. There's not much you can do for a nonviolent offender that's been locked up for a decade beyond that, though.