The thing is, Rush hasn’t tried to “correct it,” he’s just denied it, released edited transcripts, and generally dodged accountability. He hasn’t even admitted he “misspoke”:
As I said, I don’t think it was appropriate to say that, but really, to demand apologies and whatnot? I can’t tell you the number of times I have misspoken, and when I have, I’ve tried to correct it and tried to move on. I think Rush is saying he was only talking about one figure. To me, this issue is closed.
But I assume McCain will let MoveOn “move on,” too.