I agree.

I will admit, however, that I'm amazed that BOTH sides are in apparent agreement that it's OK to place furloughed pilots ahead of "active" pilots.

Prior to the hearings I presumed this would be the "3rd rail" that the CAL committee would never touch (considering the status of the furloughed CAL pilots on May 17, 2010) but the CAL proposal to place them above '97 UAL widebody first officers, who have never been furloughed, is IMHO either a Hail Mary or Pandora's box. Personally, I'm a big fan of the unintended consequences.