Uwiuw Taste - Honesty in blogging ?

The words blog launched in cyberspace had crossed over to the real world of politics, and the damage was done by the blogger. At its February meeting (which Moffett did not attend), Balch Springs City Council heard from a variety of officials and constituents, including upset representatives of the police department. The city attorney voiced his concerns to the council about potential city liability springing from her comments.

The council voted to remove Moffett from her mayor pro tem duties, and it then issued an official apology to the citizens and the police force for her online rant. The council stopped short of removing Moffett from office, but only because they were prohibited from doing so by the city's charter. In the words of council member Linda Pineda, "I am very sorry that we cannot force Ms. Moffett to resign" (quoted in Anderson, 2007, n.p.). Moffett has now indicated that she will not run for re-election to her council position.

Balch Springs Mayor Wayne Middleton gave sage advice for any public official who might go "off" on their blog, "If she's going to vent, she should have vented to somebody somewhere out in the middle of nowhere, so it would go nowhere" (quoted in Anderson, 2007, n.p.). So, while there is a need for openness and honesty in blogging, you might rethink what you post in anger, especially at 2 a.m.