Instead, he said things like, “I take personal responsibility for everything I say, of course.” That’s it. That’s the only line in a multi-page transcript that mentions anything about responsibility. (Transcript: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2160-2003Jul30.html)

It’s like apologizing by saying, “I’m sorry you feel that way.” It’s not an acknowledgement of wrongdoing, it’s a roundabout way of saying that your concern has been noted and rejected. He didn’t say, “I said something that was untrue,” or, “My decision to say that was wrong.” So, this wasn’t progress, it was just deflection.

/rant off