The obvious reason why CBS can't fully apologize.

[DJ13]

1. I believe you're right

But the really stupid part of that decision is that in trying to grab right wing viewers they'll lose the core audience of liberals and independents, which is a far larger audience for a show thats traditionally been that last remaining news show that was still drawing them on a regular basis in large numbers.

Adding to the stupidity of that ploy is the fact that even Fox News has seen a stagnation (if not an actual decline) in viewers, making the target group a declining demographic.