Originally Posted by
Albief15
Tony,
So you are saying that if we don't roll with DW, and if somehow we get disenfranchised by our current leadership, that the only replacement would be someone who would gut our contract and cause us severe pain down the road? You imply if we get some new leadership nobody else will fight the "other" battles for us but Dave, and nobody but him can save us from cabotage, PBS, and a host of other evils.
Not at all. I don't worship DW, and I've offered him criticism on numerous occassions. The point I was trying to make, and apparently didn't, was that choosing a candidate on the sole criteria that he opposes DW would be short-sighted. I don't think we'll ever serve ourselves well by voting for an "anti-" candidate.
Voting
for a better candidate is always a good thing.
I think there's some mending that needs to be done. What, and how, and how long remain to be seen. If the Block 8 Representative is sensitive to that need, and handles it well, then I see little to gain by ousting him because he supported the MEC Chairman on a single issue. Even if he handles it well and restores the confidence of his constituents, if there's a better candidate next time, vote for him. But don't vote against a guy because he made one tough call that you didn't like.
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