[DesertRhino]

Isn’t he well known in DC, even among dems, for being aloof and unsocial? This is his personality, and he blames it on hard work, being a good father, etc,

The truth is that he is an unskilled dimwit, who is utterly out of his league,, and he knows it. So he withdraws.

[NowApproachingMidnight]

Bingo. He runs from conflict.

[ponygirl]

Actually, I see it more as him being a stuck-up, condescending, Ivy League, arrogant prick. That's why he withdraws. He thinks he's better than anyone around him. Plus he's afraid people will figure him out.

Too late.