But he couldn't just walk away from someone who had publicly called him chicken.
At least, he is being publicly called that by his followers.
Both had in May called publicly for a return to a multiparty system.
In addition to this private correspondence he had publicly called for an investigation of the entire school situation.
So far, no other Republican senators have called publicly for his removal.
No one is calling publicly for a shutdown at this time.
Following the election, he publicly called on Miller to resign as party leader.
President Bush has publicly called the case "very serious."
Caine also publicly called for the police to be armed.
However, while in possession of the town, Aiken publicly called for an end to the civil war.