“However, even if the caller had been completely healthy, Rudy could have handled the call far better and didn’t have to respond in kind.”
That’s the real point. His response showed someone with thin skin who doesn’t have the temperament to hold the highest office in the land. You have to combine this with things like the case against new york magazine (which he lost) where he refused to let them run an ad on city buses because it very gently poked fun at him.
Yes, agreed. Rudy is temperamental. We can add it to the laundry list. : )