My impression from the LCP meetings... both last fall and this spring... is that until ALK stops dancing with every boy at the party, we are not interested in doing business with them. They had some pretty sweet deals that they are turning their back on, but it's their decision to make. I don't THINK a merger is a practical solution.. at least not at this time because of the complexity of unwinding all their other endeavors. That is just my opinion however...