An Editorial...Lets Quiet the Rhetoric

Remember that old TV show with Archie Bunker always telling his wife to "dummy up."? We could use some of that advice now in Grove, Ok., as the city manager issue is behind us for the time being. It is time for the boo-birds to give it a rest and work within the process in moving Grove forward and the selection of a new city manager.

There were some who opposed the hiring of Bill Galletly before he even worked the first day; they never rested one day in their efforts to ride him out of town.
With the hiring of a new city manager, whoever that may be, we have an opportunity to begin again, provided the boo-birds will let us. Just because one does not get his way is no cause for such a ruckus.

And while we are at it, there is no need for City Council meetings to turn into meltdowns. Council needs to establish some basic fair rules for speakers. In the past, some speakers were allowed to ramble on for 25 minutes while others are limited to three minutes. Depends on what you are speaking about and who you are. This isn't fair.

Council needs to come up with some standards that treat all speakers equally. And when the speaker becomes abusive, a policeman standing at the door should pick up the person by the collar and help him out the door.
Those who are always saying that we live in a civilized society governed by law should abide by the laws, hold down the rhetoric, help the city get back to a less contentious atmosphere, and provide a better place for all of us to live.
And as old Abe Lincoln said, "you can't please all of the people all of the time." We all need to keep this in mind.