An editorial in The Baltimore Sun this morning took note of the D.C. Council’s new prohibition on salty language and personal barbs. But those etiquette sticklers have their own problems with belligerent government officials.

When the D.C. Council gathers today for its legislative session, there won’t be much of substance on the agenda. But in response to the tendencies of some potty-mouthed legislators, D.C. Council Chair Kwame Brown will be pushing a resolution that would explicitly ban the use of profanities during council meetings.

Word from the Washington Convention Center today is that a D.C. Council retreat — awkwardly timed to coincide with Valentine’s Day — featured yet another shouting match and expletives hurled between Councilmembers David Catania (I-At Large) and Marion Barry (D-Ward 8).