However, he did have the opportunity to defend her on Leno and did not go too far out of his way to do so. I believe that all he said was she had her “reasons” for quitting. He knew why she quit. If someone wants to open a conversation about it, he could have at least been honest with Leno and put him in his place. But, I guess if he has any real aspirations to run in 2012, he wouldn't want to help her out too much.
I will agree with you that he does seem like a nice enough guy, and he wasn't as vicious with her as some of the RINO’s have been. I will give him credit for that.
You are right about the halibut comment. However, I still don't think that he should have brought it up because that whole “drama” was being used by the left to portray her as a nut who likes to be cruel to animals. He should have just left it alone.