I was initially bothered by some of the contentions that the end game was rushed and MAYBE dominated by a few individuals. TO's letter was well written and I thought, covered most of the inflamatory allegations. I respect TT and all his work but feel TO's letter answers most of his "issues".

As I have stated elsewhere, it comes down to two things for me. I believe our NC and reps are honest, honorable men who are motivated to deliver the best contract for the Delta pilots. They have been "knee deep" in this TA (and the NC had over 100 face to face negot sessions with mgmt) for the past several months. Add in the lawyers/advisers who have been integral to this process, and you have the vast majority of our "insiders" supporting the TA. This is compelling to me. I believe this TA largely maximizes our leverage and delivers a good contract. I think the risk of turning this down is great while the reward is minimul.