Flying the line does not mean you have no leadership qualities. WR is grasping at straws in the eleventh hour. To say anything negative about other candidates shows his true character.
I was very disappointed to read the Jet Flyer tonight, full of nothing but 5 or so recs for WR. It sounded more like a political move he had been planning in advance than a true grasp of the beliefs of the crew force.
I have never figured out why the MEC guys sit in the office on Kirby, instead of bringing their laptops over to the AOC for the afternoon hub turn, and hanging out with the crew force. They could get some work done, and show a presence. Surely they can spare one of them for a few hours, one day a week to meet and greet the underlings...... oh wait, then who would be able to go to Owen Brennan's for lunch?