a. losing the research component was a mistake (can kc come back?)
uh, has dr feamster, jen's replacement, not published enough good ops-oriented research to satisfy you?
b. there are continued politics as exemplified by the Feamster appointment which was justified as 'not precluded in the Charter', but it was still an inadequate response considering they could've just waited a few more weeks.
great. reconcile this with your previous point. randy