You consider the opening phrase of the opening sentence of a political commentary column to be "minutiae"? Do you agree with Peggy that out of all the big stories that dot the political landscape this week, the only one that anybody who really follows politics was talking about is this "I'm exhausted defending you" encounter? Just look at what topics have been posted this week, and count the number of threads and comments posted about this topic vs the threads and comments posted on other topics. I'm not sure this is even in the top 5, let alone "all anyone who cares about politics was talking about". Peggy's opening premise is completely wrong, so how relevant is her analysis of this seminal event? But, that's just minutiae.