Originally Posted by
757HI
Not to butt-in here WD, but did you seriously just quote Parker?

That's hilarious. The man wouldn't tell the truth if his life depended on it! He says what ever the audience needs to hear, and routinely contradicts himself between audiences.
His song and dance of a 'return to glory' for good old AA is just that, a song and dance to help get the deal done.
Parker won, he got the deal, and now it's his show. Very soon the fAA employees will get a taste of his team's leadership style, and let me tell 'ya folks, Parker is no Bethune!
Expect no return to glory.
I am not doubting a thing of what you said here in your post. I feel that Douglas could have ended our battle with the east years ago but found that it was financially beneficial not to. The point I was making is that the loon r57relay stated that the article was all about profits when in reality it was more about the company and how since the merger its doing much better than before.
I am no Parker lover having dealt with him for years. I will however take him over Frankie and Wolf any day.
WD at AWA