Well, when you're dealing with politicians you have to be very careful how you interpret what they say. I believe it was the most recent "Chairman's Letter" where he talked about "significant improvements" for C2012. That sounds great on the surface, and it's better than not advocating anything positive. But you also have to remember that this same MEC administration has consistently referred to the gains we achieved in the merger as "significant." Since those gains were essentially a COLA to our bankruptcy/emergency rates (with a little Delta stock thrown in to give a very small boost to our retirement accounts), I'm not so sure that TO's definition of "significant" is the same as mine or yours. In fact, it appears that it clearly is not.

So I think, while they are starting to provide a little window dressing here and there (maybe partly because of the pressure from DPA?), we are probably still stuck with the same old falling apart house, badly in need of major repairs, and no real plan or even intention to fix the major problems.