Two-for-one: real men Atrios and Gilliard

Atrios writes:

"Sure, Cleland ambushed Bush for a bit of theater, but a real man would have known how to handle it. As Steve says:

'Yes, this was a campaign stunt, and yes, Cleland has his own grudges against these people, but a real man would have invited Cleland and Rassman up to the ranch house, gave them some sweet tea, taken the letter and let them go.' "

A real man, not a fake man, not a woman.

Raphael Carter words it succinctly:

"Bravery is not a gendered trait, it is a virtue; vanity is not a gendered trait, it is a sin."