So
I have lot of those little blue face masks
that make me look like a doctor or nurse or dentist -
You know, the masks that go for like $10 for a pack of 10 ($1 each or less).

I dropped one on the ground into a puddle.
I picked it up immediately, very fast.

How fast did I pick it up?

I picked it up so fast that it didn't have time to soak up water.
It had a little surface water that was no more than dampness, really.
I put that mask on 10 minutes later at McDonalds.

That's called the 3-second rule.
If you drop a cookie or piece of bread on the floor
and you pick it up within 3 seconds,
it's ok to eat it
(you may have to brush off some dust or whatever).

Everybody (especially kids and teenage boys) knows about the 3-second rule.


Steve Scully's walkback on the whole "my dog ate my homework and hacked my twitter" thing
falls under the auspices of the sacred "3-second rule."

How fast did Steve Scully walk it back?

Fast enough.

Getting Scaramucci's opinion was a thoughtful step on Steve's part.
And when that became a controversy, deleting the post was thoughtful on Steve's part.
But blaming the original tweet on a hack by his grandmother's dog, or his grandmother,
(or whomever) was not deeply thought out by Steve,
but rather was an impulsive "make this nonsense go away" reaction,
like "I don't have time for nonsense. I am seriously and with gravitas
professionally preparing to moderate the next presidential debate
for an election that could have huge consequences, either way it goes."


Some states have long ago enacted "impulse-buyer laws,"
whereby a buyer has several days (maybe up to 10 or more)
to bring back the car or house or timeshare or boat they just bought on impulse
and/or under extreme and clever sales pressure.
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED HERE.

This is the equivalent of a great pitcher throwing a bad pitch,
or an infielder making an error,
or Tom Brady thinking it was 3rd down when it was 4th,
after having proven himself, a long time ago,
that he is the greatest quarterback EVER in the universe
(Just like Steve Scully has proven himself, a long time ago, to be THE GREATEST).

Steve Scully is a serious, sober, and judicious guy, rich with gravitas.
not practiced in the ways of mean-spirited, cheap, silly cheap shots.

So, he got tricked and thrown off his businesslike groove 
by a mean-spirited, blindsiding, cheapshot political attack by by trump
and the stupid-party Republicans and by trump's campaign hacks
who didn't want trump to get beat in the second debate by a mental retard
the way he (trump) was beat in the first debate by a mental retard.

Steve recovered and walked it back within a matter of days
(I don't know how many, less than a week for sure).
Advantage Steve Scully.
Enjoy the break, Steve.

I doubt it, though. I'm sure he's hard at work while out of the limelight for a few weeks.