I don't know either Mr. Sheaffer or Mr. Hornsby personally, but I do have an opinion about this recent blog war.
As a retired educator with many years of working with many other professionals, one thing I have always done is speak in a respectful manner of my colleagues, regardless of my personal opinion. All of my colleagues share my level of education and deserve my respect due to a sense of professionalism.
What bothers me most is that Mr. Hornsby went after Mr. Sheaffer like a pit-bull. Mr. Sheaffer had his opinions and I would expect a lawyerly disagreement from Hornsby. In his first diatribe against Sheaffer, Hornsby lowered himself to the level of a name-calling bully.
Tattling is another example of immature behavior and Hornsby went as far as to toot his own Twitter-horn.
Kudos to Mr. Sheaffer for maintaining his professional attitude, even when voicing his own opinion in rather strong language.