It's All Over But the Finger Pointing

Well, it looks like our little pre-Lent Issues, Etc. flare-up has successfully been put down thanks to the efforts of attorney Henry B. Madsen, the legal beagle who sent the snarling pack of synodical pit bulls scurrying in retreat.  Mr. Madsen has a great analysis of what transpired over at the John the Steadfast site.  Take some time to admire the craft.

The aftermath of the legal scrum seems to be a case of finger-pointing and whether anyone actually "threatened" anyone with legal action, the dialogue running something like this:

"Did."

"Didn't."

"Yes, you did."

"No, I didn't."

Not exactly Tom Clancy reading material, if you ask me.  I graciously provided the face-saving way out of this in my last blog post.  Just say, "Ours lawyers did it," and apologize for sicking the corporate pit bulls.  Simple.

My favorite quote from Mr. Madsen's summary is this one:  "Counsel is a 'mouthpiece' not a 'brainpiece.'"

Doesn't it remind you of Scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz?