Originally Posted by
Rogue24
Time will tell. They have a difficult job. They will have to make decisions that are not popular, and may lead to their recalls. Looking at the bigger picture and how action or inaction today will lead to bigger issues tomorrow is very critical. Especially with the bulge of retirements coming.
When the lawmakers start getting calls from their constituents because they cant get to see Grandma for under 400 bucks a ticket or their flights are getting canceled, that's when they will act. The longer we keep that from happening the longer our negotiating space remains in our favor. Our goal should be to correctly identify the issues and protections we need for the next few rounds of bargaining, and not over pay on items that, if the rules remain intact will be self correcting.
I think the recalls were driven mainly by them selling an obviously bad deal so hard. They could have just said, we have a chance for an early but mostly crappy deal, what do you guys think?
This time if they can make a reasonable deal, put out a pro con and answer questions. Don't sell it. A good deal will sell itself. If they do the best the can for the group they won't have to worry about recalls. If they can't get a reasonable deal we regroup, unify, and move to plan B.