I didn’t get to hear much of the debate over selling water to New Berlin, but the absolutely best quote that I did hear came from Ald. Jim Bohl, who argued that using parliamentary procedure to delay the inevitable victory by the pro-sale faction would just be poor sportsmanship.

“A further delay tactic,” he said solemnly, “is a nah-nah, boo-boo game.”

The great orators have a new man among them.