It might be disheartening, in the heat of debate, not to get an immediate response to your reply. But, to imply a lack of courage because of it, is unfair to the point of being suspicious. The exchange occurred in the middle of the night, in most of the country.
I would agree with you and would not have made the statement to begin with had I not read post #69, responding to post #67. Not the fact that the post was made, but the words that were used in the post.