Ahh, let's review this without emotion. The "drooling" comment wasn't directed at ALL U East pilots, but if you review the thread SOME do advocate no fences more than gleefully, which given the situation is difficult to ignore. Addmittedly, I occasionally forget just how hypersensitive Airlinii Pilotus can be, so perhaps I should have used a different description, but I didn't paint with a broad brush. The "worth squat" (actually, it was "jack squat") comment was a reply to an officially recognized tool (as of yesterday) who claims I've neither earned my job, nor contributed to the health of my parent corporation or for that matter to AA and am essentially a carpet-bagger and has nothing to offer but ever increasing levels of personal attack.

"Arrogance" is a perception that is often in error and especially on the internet, hypersensitivity can alter perception. Disagreement is one thing, personal attack the other. I've never "condensed" U pilots and in the arrogance department, you've excelled with superiority on this forum, so it surprises me it's you who claims this insult.

The Nic came before the merger announcement, it's just the union you support wants to convince others it doesn't exist as if that is somehow reality. USAPA was formed for ONLY ONE REASON and that was to subvert the binding arbitration process that was agreed to, but whose outcome wasn't favorable to the majority and that is the ONLY reason the Nic doesn't yet exist as the sole U seniority list. In effect, you want me to agree to what is realy a strawman argument. You're arguing a position that is a magic act demanding I look stage left, so as not to notice the actual trick occuring on stage right.

I'm sorry, but I was never much of a fan of magicians.