I've got the very strong impression that Clint would LIKE to say a lot of stuff, and possibly in extremely strong terms, but he feels rightfully constrained by his position and certain legal realities. What he believes and thinks privately are, I would bet, very much more strongly flavored than what he presents for public reading. No impression here. I know Clint would like to say more. giggles at poor Clint Some of us remember dear clint before he gained his current position. And thank our stars we can now snipe at him publically when the occasion presents itself :) Of course, we also know that if he ever does succumb to the occasional temptation to step down and be a regular jow again, we're going to need a really fast means of transportation out of town or a REALLY big bouquet of roses... And for those who don't remember, Clint's a hell of a good merchant himself. Who, if memory serves me right, has been hit by this sort of thing himself. So he knows. THere's a lot of things that can be said about renderosity, and even Clint, that might not be flattering. But to say they aren't doing enough when it is essential they maintain their position above it all to do business effectively, well, that's a disservice to them. Personally, and yeah, this is going to sound weird coming from me, I think that Clint does the best possible job he can given the constraints within which he has to work. And he does it damn well, even when confronted with snarky merchants, sometimes nasty customers, heckling crazy gals, snarling bears, and all manner of strange folk basically giving him the heave ho. And all without enough due credit beyond a paycheck. Sounds like he earns his living.

thou and I, my friend, can, in the most flunkey world, make, each of us, one non-flunkey, one hero, if we like: that will be two heroes to begin with. (Carlyle)