MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann, who recently made waves in the media community, issued an apology … or, what’s going to pass for one. The newsman was suspended from the cable news network after he donated to three separate (Democratic) political campaigns -- hardly the stuff of objective journalism.

Olbermann, who hosts MSNBC’s Countdown, apologized to fans for all the “unnecessary drama” surrounding the situation. He says he didn’t know the existence of the rule, which he says is applied inconsistently by NBC. He also stated he was told no form of discipline would follow his actions … just before he was suspended from the network.

"Certainly this mistake merited a form of public acknowledgement and/or internal warning," Keith Olbermann admitted in a statement, "And, an on-air discussion about the merits of limitations on such campaign contributions by all employees of news organizations."

But that didn’t happen; he was suspended instead. The announcement was made Friday, followed quickly by a second announcement that the anchor will return to work Tuesday.

Jeremy Gaines, a spokesman for MSNBC, says the network won’t be responding to Olbermann’s statement.