Bob,
I know that you didn't want this thread to become another Horrace vs Mark thread, but you are asking what we could do to get the EC to listen to us, right?
How do you expect the Executive Committee to do things differently, when you personally are advocating keeping the same people on the Committee itself? By trying to keep Mark on the Committee, but in a different job than he has had, and replacing him with a new DVP who either has been, or will be hand picked, just tell me how you expect to see anything change at all?
I don't know about you, but I wholeheartedly agree with whoever first said that Insanity is doing the same thing the same way, and expecting a different outcome.
Bill, AMA 4720
That's a valid point, Bill.
I've never voted for someone with whom I agreed 100% of the time, nor voted against someone with whom I disagreed 100% of the time. I've made my reasons for not supporting Horrace fairly clear, and I'm not going to re-hash any of that here. However, I do happen to be in fairly close agreement with him on this specific issue. And as I've told him, should be be elected I'd support any efforts as he describes in his latest message to me. I'd encourage him to do so.
Time will tell if I've made a mistake with my first vote here. And I can honestly say that if Horrace is elected I hope that he is succsessful in his plan to improve AMA overall, and especially in those areas where we agree on things.
I certainly can't sit here and say that a year from now that I'm sure I'll be happy with my vote choice, regardless of who wins.
Edit: fix quote marks