[TrappedInLiberalHell]

I'm speechless. Isn't this a tacit admission of guilt, whether or not he BELIEVES he erred?

He'll win no points with liberals, since they'll take it as Rush himself admitting he made a racist statement. He'll win no points with conservatives for not fighting the good fight.

There has to be more to this...pressure from the network?

[slimer]

Isn't this a tacit admission of guilt, whether or not he BELIEVES he erred?

Not at all. It just demonstrates the intolerance of the party that preaches tolerance. They don't really have any.