Ferd,
You're right about the inconsistency, but those horses are out of the barn. We will unfortunately have to make that argument separately.
Also, it seems to me that there is potential for a lot of upheaval in commuting rules, ref. the Colgan/Buffalo event. Never mind that it had little to do with fatigue and commuting, and everything to do with incompetence and oversight: the media has decided commuting and fatigue were responsible.
As an aside: what exactly was the difference between the N and S Call in Honest policies?