If you're basing how airline negotiations go based on your limited time at a sub-par regional during the Bush administration, then you really are short sighted.

You're making incredible assumptions about other people's decisions. Is that arrogance to think that you know exactly how this will all play out? How can you be so certain about things you have nothing but vague notions on? You don't know what the attrition will be like if we get an amazing new contract. You also don't know what the NMB will do for us given the current administration and economics. You have nothing but guesses, but you're willing to cave based upon them.