On Wednesday, Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum explained to viewers that a production assistant picked up a tape that had been identified as a meeting about Jefferson. The picture showed Conyers.

"We regret this mistake," MacCallum said. "We in no way meant to suggest that there was any connection between the Jefferson indictment and Congressman Conyers. We have extended our apology privately to the congressman and we do so here as well." ("Fox News Apologizes Again for Tape Goof," FOXNews.com)

As you recall: "Conyers was reportedly upset that Fox's first apology was nonspecific and didn't mention he was the victim."

Because when you're the victim, you want everyone to know you're the victim. Otherwise, what's the point of even being a victim? If you're victimized and no one knows about it, it's like you weren't even victimized at all. Or something like that.

Actually, the whole point of Conyers' playing the "apology not good enough" hand is to prolong the story and extract another, more abject apology from his nemesis, the evil Fox News. This time he got his name into the apology (free air time!), a "We regret this mistake" AND made Fox go through the exercise of explaining how this terrible thing happened. The trifecta! PLUS — a private apology too. It was a good day for Rep. Conyers.