I think you are. Brinkley is a Yale Professor and he must be taking a lot of "hits" from his colleagues for shoddy research. Professors' have egos beyond anything remotely human and they like to think of themselves as above reproach. I think the obvious duplicity on the part of Kerry is beginning to take its toll. He has probably been the butt of numerous jokes on campus from his colleagues. The whispers in the faculty lounge could be eating his insides out.
"... Brinkley is a Yale Professor and he must be taking a lot of "hits" from his colleagues for shoddy research. Professors' have egos beyond anything remotely human..."
I taught college temporarily for a year, so you gave me a good laugh here. Yes, the egos are pretty large indeed in academia.
-- Joe