It's not actually that hard...

It's so nice to see that John Howard can say sorry about the latest interest rate rise.

The rise isn't really his fault and he's not accepting blame for it, or offering to reimburse everyone who has been affected by it - he's just sympathising, saying that he wishes things could have been different and that it is not okay. It doesn't change anything or make things better but it's a nice gesture. And maybe the cockmuncher will learn to like the sound of the s-word on his tongue.