An unwise "like" on Facebook?

Is a fair process too much to hope for when filling the vacant council position?

It is disconcerting that Council President Adrienne Fraley-Monillas "liked" an op-ed posted on a local Facebook page Dec. 30 promoting Alicia Crank to fill the open council seat prior to the interviews that will be used to select a person to that seat.

Applications for the open seat were not even due until the evening of Dec. 31. Note the date. She "liked" the candidate before all applications had to be submitted. If one is pushing for support for a particular applicant before any...