It's not because of a difference of opinion. You still suffer from your comments many months ago like:

"I don't want to be paid the most, I want to be paid the longest"
"Senior people nearly destroyed the profession in 2000 by being paid too much"
"I don't want C2K restoration, because that would probably get me furloughed"

Those comments were totally self-centered and self-interested, and they have hurt you in the eyes of some. Me included.

Carl