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Probably Landing Right in the Middle of A FewTakes... by dillon77

- IrishRudy sets a very plausible scenario and MPG is with him on that

- WrathofSorin does a much better job than I did of addressing the assistant part of the succession plan: the rest of this was handled very smoothly (hell, even Boneyarders were impressed), so this lag is drawing attention to itself.

- Kayo's thoughts on the situation (perhaps) needing some time and air are good ones, too. (I've used the word hopefully). In this day and age where news cycles come and go in shorter time frames, I guess most of us expect instant solutions. In reality, the right solution sometimes takes time, particularly for the right person.

- Beth is a right person and I think there is vast agreement on that.
Let's hope the "right thing" comes about...