Last week we reported that D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams had gotten a touch testy at a weekly press briefing, throwing out an expletive in response to the nagging questions of WTOP’s Mark Plotkin. Yesterday in a Post chat, Plotkin defended himself and went after Williams, writing:

No, I didn’t go over the line. All I asked the mayor to do was pick up the phone and call some congressman and the president. His profane response didn’t bother me. He has gotten fed up with what he considers a repetitive sentiment that he doesn’t do enough to advance the District and he refuses, in my opinion, to call in some favors from the president. The president has used him as a token at every State of the Union message as his “African American symbol.” The mayor sits there, applauds at appropriate intervals, stands up and leads the cheers and asks for nothing in return. He is an[d] never has been a person who understands the give and take of politics. I’m not responsible for his reaction to my question. He’s a grown up and being in politics requires some passion and intensity, something he sorely lacks.

Well, there’s certainly something to be said for Plotkin’s honesty. And he brings up a point we brought up shortly after the State of the Union address — should Williams even attend?

We’re guessing that Williams won’t soon be calling on Plotkin at future press briefings.