"Saying sorry is not an apology, says PM
PRIME Minister John Howard today denied apologising for the latest interest rate rise, saying that uttering the word sorry did not amount to the same thing.
Mr Howard said yesterday he was sorry about the pain the rise - the sixth since the 2004 election - would cause borrowers.
But today he denied that amounted to an apology.
He said he was sorry the rise happened but was not apologising for it.
"I said I was sorry they occurred. I don't think I used the word apology," Mr Howard said."
Source: news.com.au 08/11/07
HOW INTERESTING....
My dictionary defines "sorry" as "Keenly sorry or regretful", "Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offences", "bad; unfortunate; dismal"
It also defines "apology" as "An expression of regret"
So if he didn't mean an apology, then he wasn't "Keenly sorry or regretful" That means he was either "Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offences" or simply "bad; unfortunate; dismal".
I tend to go with the last bit......