When our forefathers founded America the differences of opinion were so great that some threatened bodily harm to others. Today half of America thinks Obama is a saint and the other half is certain he is the devil incarnate. You don't have to agree with the results of politics, but bemoaning an outcome that resulted from a democratic process does nothing save raise your blood pressure and shorten your life.


I hate what has happened to our profession over the last 3 decdes, but I most certainly do not blame ALPA. The forces that have aligned against the pilot profession were enormous not the least of which is our own utter inability to work as a unified force. Too many chiefs and not enough indians. When American pilots felt slighted the answer was "form our own union"; when USAir pilots felt ignored their answer: "form our own union". American ended up bankrupt and USAir is likely to get the seniority integration they have always feared. No one won except the bankers, but all our vilification is reserved for each other.