ORIGINAL: Stickbuilder
If I were to start glad-handing Smith at this point, I would be the biggest two-faced member here.
OK, then don't. But why go out of your way to tell the world that you want him to fall flat on his face? Will the AMA be the better for that? There's more going on in Muncie than just PPP. Do you really want an ineffective senior level leader? The EC overwhelmingly supported PPP. Do you want them ALL to fall flat on their faces?
My, wouldn't THAT be good for AMA.
That said, I still have to disagree with your comment above. For Pete's sake, Bill, the losing candidate made it a point to offer a gracious congratulations to the winner. Do you see Horrace as two-faced for having done so? I certainly don't and I don't suspect you do either.
I don't particularly have an issue with whether you can bring yourself to congratulate him or not. That's not the point. This thread is about why you (or anyone, for that matter) would choose to go out of their way to hope that he fails at his job. You seem to be letting your bitterness about an issue cloud your judgement about what is in the best interests of AMA.
You're missing the point that this thread really isn't about whether PPP is a good thing or a bad thing. It's not about that at all.
Please feel free to have the last word here. But remember that the thread is about your wishing him to fall flat on his face in his new position, and NOT about whether you support or don't support PPP. They are NOT the same thing. And by the way, it is the EC as a whole that you should blame for "shoving PPP down our throats", given that it was passed by an 11-2 (I believe) vote. So, again......do you want ALL 11 to be unsuccessful for the balance of their terms? I hope not. Not if you care about AMA, anyway.