I am glad you are very clear on your support for reps that think independently. Doing so does mean that on some votes and issues they will not be voting the way they want you to. That's a fact.

As for what my positions are on issues, its simple. I am honest enough with myself that when I come across a better perspective or more facts or hard data that can change my vote or previous position that I had absent those tidbits, I will, if it is aligned with the guiding questions I use to make my decisions. Its called a process, and prepositioning ones self on how you will vote based solely on politics is not a recipe for success for this pilot group. There is a time for politics in union work but judging performance and ability to perform going forward is not one of them.

As for a morphing that you assert, if it is about restoration I think you will recall I said it would take at least two negotiating cycles, and it will. I also believe that timing of words from leadership has to be well placed and be more strategic so that the change in tone can be converted. If that irritates you or makes you lose faith, so be it.

I will tell you one thing, from a personal point of view, saying how you will do it from without being accountable is easy, having your decisions or lack of decisions and accountability affect 12,000 pilots and their families makes one take a very deliberate approach on how they conduct themselves and approach each decision. You must be smart and cannot just fight to fight. A rep has one vote, and his or her job is to get consensus of the 19 voting reps even if they cannot get everything they want. That is the hard part of leading and something a Rep or any leader must learn really quickly if they want to affect any change.