Rove Apologizes (sort of) for the Hillary "Brittleness" Remark

I mentioned the other day that in Bill Sammon's new book Strategery Karl Rove had referred to Hillary Clinton as having a "brittleness" to her. Rove has sinced apologized (sort of):

“I shouldn’t have called Sen. Clinton brittle,” said a contrite Mr. Rove. “That might leave the impression that she’s emotionally or psychologically fragile and could snap at any moment.”

Brilliant. Offer an apology while painting a very graphic word picture that's likely to stick in voter's minds.