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I think we made substantial progress. If you look back at some of the earliest threads, those that had serious concerns were fighting an uphill battle.

Today, there are only a handful who are defending what happened here. The rest either were eventually convinced (and some admitted it) or they lost interest. I'd like to think that some we haven't heard from lately are simply hoping that the issue will go away and their earlier remarks will be forgotten.

But this wasn't about winning an argument with folks here. It was about explaining why this was so wrong, and hoping like hell that Houston would do something about it. The City Council meeting today was far more significant than I expected it to be. I expected nothing more than softball questions and weasel answers. Judging from the early reports of it, the Police Chief understands what went wrong. The City Attorney understands the ramifications and his obligations. The Mayor continues to be clueless, but, hey, we couldn't expect miracles.

I feel as if the position we were taking all along was vindicated today. It's not the end of this story, but it may mark the beginning of the efforts to make things right and ensure that an abuse like this never takes place again.

That's a good feeling.