He’s staring down the barrel of an Absolute Moral Authority bazooka here, and … he does not handle it well. The man’s entitled to his position; no one expects him to change it on the spur of the moment just to wriggle out of a tough spot. But a simple “I’m so sorry you have to deal with this and I promise I’ll give the issue another look” would have gone a long way.

Easy for the Monday morning quarterback to say, I know, but he sure is in a hurry to get out of there. Click the image to watch.