Apologizing works wonders, for I have done it myself. As Rodney would say," Can't We All Just Get Along?"
I think everyone will stay, and I hope Rip does the right thing and apologizes. I have had to do it myself, it builds character. NSNR
I think Rodney has been misquoted; I think what he really said was "Can we all just get a Long Island Iced tea?" :-)
I agree that I hope everyone stays. If Rippersnapper should apologize for anything it should be his/her choice of words. NOT for the opinion...
And if apologizing for use of words is in order.. Rippersnapper should be receiving some as well.
Emotions run VERY high in these cases... when you really face it the ONLY thing we can do from where we sit at our computers is pray for all involved.