News accounts say McCrory scolded reporters for asking about HB2 and later took refuge in the school to avoid more questions about the law. His education proposals received far less attention than PayPal’s decision to cancel its Charlotte project because of the law McCrory signed.

Last week McCrory abruptly cut off questions at an event to unveil a highway sign in Goldsboro because reporters asked several questions about HB2. A few days before, at his first public appearance since signing the controversial bill, McCrory complained that reporters were “blindsiding” him by asking questions about how the legislation affects other local anti-discrimination ordinances.

McCrory is clearly now a governor under siege, a situation that is not likely to change any time soon. If he is not going to face reporters and answer all their questions, he better plan more slick getaways when he appears in public.

Maybe he can climb down a rope from a helicopter at his next event and climb back up after his remarks so media types can’t ask their pesky questions.

There are other ways McCrory could handle the mess he created of course. He could hold a news conference and answer all the questions about the law he signed. If he still supports it, he ought to be able to defend it.