[NewLand]

"If I recall correctly, at each stage of the agreement I was pleased with the progress we were making."

Here is my memory:

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"For what it's worth, I'm willing to sign on to this. If it works, great. If it fails, it's been worth the effort."

134 posted on 07/31/2003 11:46 AM PDT by PatrickHenry (Felix, qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas.)
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"A-Girl, your newest draft is great. And I agree with jenny's most recent comments. Where do I sign?

369 posted on 08/03/2003 4:00 AM PDT by PatrickHenry (Felix, qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas.)
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The 'troll' provision came later, as you said. But you were clearly acceptable prior.

My point is that from the outside, someone could just as easily see you as being devisive in your requirement for that provision, just as easily as you blame others who did the same from the other side.

It's all a matter of perspective.

[ALS]

Are you talking about all the times he threatened to quit if he didn't get his troll calling amendment shoved to the top?

[PatrickHenry]

My point is that from the outside, someone could just as easily see you as being devisive in your requirement for that provision, just as easily as you blame others who did the same from the other side. It's all a matter of perspective.

There's no law of nature that says all the truly vital issues have to be on the table from the beginning. It's not unusual for something to come up in the middle of negotiations, or right at the end, which hadn't been thought of earlier, and suddenly the parties realize that this new item really important. That's what happened in the case of "troll-calling." If you want to look at it your way, that's up to you.