I'm an AA guy and have been unable to mine a single nugget of info from these "talks."

My new theory... Horton in his mahogany office, single-malt for all his buddies.

Horton: "Gentlemen, the operation is derailed; we are bleeding green. Something MUST be done."

Flunky: "Sir - we successfully kicked the can for a decade. Let's kick it some more, a couple more months, until the critical holiday travel season is passed."

Horton: "Superb idea flunky-boy. Here is a $5 million $$ cash bonus." <slides briefcase across table.>

I think we are being stalled, nothing more.