(CNN) If there has been a single, unbroken theme spanning President Donald Trump's 14 months in office, it's been his inability to stay quiet, even when silence would seem to serve him best.

And yet, for more than two months, Trump has meticulously avoided personally addressing his alleged 2006 affair -- and his lawyer's role in covering it up before the 2016 election -- with adult film actress Stormy Daniels.

The streak is not unprecedented. On the advice of attorneys, Trump refrained -- for about a year -- from dropping special counsel Robert Mueller's name into his Twitter current. And like so many of his predecessors, he embraces certain metrics, like a booming stock market, until their fates reverse, and the index levels. For the President, that's about as rigorous as the messaging gets.

Which is all the more reason Trump, in keeping buttoned up about Daniels, is turning political pundits sideways. What does it mean?, we can't help but wonder -- then ask, and ask again, before gathering together at bar stools and in green rooms to debate with each other. The stats suggest a gap between interest, of which there is demonstrably plenty , and caring: Trump's poll numbers are bad but up a bit in the latest CNN survey

The fact is that, as far as Trump's behavior goes, there is no clear cut answer. Implications, though, we've drawn a few.

Read More