Originally Posted by
blastoff
Love it or hate it, the merits are debatable, but SmartPref is very clear sign to SKW, ASA, Brad Holt, Jerry, etc...that the XJT group is bargaining in a VERY CLEAR, "Shout it from the mountain tops" attempt to meet your group half-way. The ASA group is the one saying "pound sand."
You, Joe Merchant, and CA Tony's attempt to color it differently is nothing more than an exercise intellectual dishonesty, and a childish attempt to build a straw man to drive the groups apart.
Don't be so sure Mgmt sees you guys as their little angel.
That is the most asinine thing I've heard yet.
Your side pushing SmartPref or nothing isn't meeting in the middle! That was your opening position when McK started pushing it a year ago! The facts, truth, whatever you want to call it is that SmartPref is not a viable system for primary bidding. It can barely even handle your secondary bidding! Yet your side refuses to move off this position of "SmartPref or current line bidding". It's being used as a poison pill. That's not compromising anything. And if we ask SKW which side is more reasonable, we all know what the answer is.
You can shout from the mountaintops all you want to. They've already heard you in St. George loud and clear. BOHICA is all I can say. We warned you.