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	Name:	Catherine -
	Subject:	Read what you want to hear?
	Date:	10/15/2008 5:09:53 PM

Answering your points (though I know you will only read into this what you wish I had said as well) :

1. No, I'm not "happy" about it, (no happier than those who lost their jobs so that one of 37 "Executive VPs" could make as much or more than all 23 layoffs collectively) but I do find it amusing and somewhat gratifying that those who are swinging the axe were told this day would come, but refused to believe it. If you know ANYTHING about Russell Lands, you know that the current administration is as juxtaposed to what the company has ever been about as any could possibly be.

2. Nope. There is nothing "by default." Let me guess.....you're a democrat, aren't you?

3. This is an absolute, and there is NOTHING you or I can do about it. He will be King, and we will do his bidding, like it or not. Until Lake Martin is removed from Tallapoosa County, it will always belong to Ben Russell, no matter what you think, believe, or wish.

I don't question their intelligence, I quantify it. And it is surprisingly low for such a powerful and historically signifcant corporation. Perhaps it is only the absolute absence of common sense and humility that makes it seem so? Compare this administration to the previous one, and if you can tell me with a straight face that there is no difference, or that the difference is understandable and acceptable, I'll buy you dinner.

For the record, I speak with those people who were affected every day, and they are saying the exact same thing I am. They are sad they have lost their jobs, but they know that, in the end, all things will equal out. They encourage me to speak out against Russell Lands, and I honor them by doing so. Just as it is your job ("by default") to be apologetic for the evils of "progress," it is mine to point out the true cost of.

Gene was right, Tom is wrong, and "I told you so" does indeed bring a little comfort to me, and every one of those affected with whom I have spoken.

Now, get back to work before Steve catches you on the internet :)