Over at HotAir.com, they've assembled their "Quotes of the Day" with a focus on the Houston pastor subpoena fiasco. Skimming the briefs, this one from Slate.com, caught my eye.

But I’m not particularly interested in defending the Houston lawyers’ actions, because, frankly, they were incredibly stupid, instantly regrettable, and utterly unnecessary. Yes, Houston’s anti-LGBT coalition started this mess by trying to repeal the ordinance...

Yes, the thing that "started this mess" is the effort to repeal the ordinance, not the imposition the ordinance itself.