Good point. I wasn't trying to say that old timers have more intelligence, only that they have more experience here on FR. Anyone who has been around for six or seven years have seen this same kind of syndrome we experienced with Terri many times. It isn't the end of the world for FR so it may be best to minimize personal collateral damage along the way.
I have found that if a agree with a certain group of people that my new status is never questioned or I am welcomed with open arms, if I disagree with that same group of people then all of a sudden I have no right to say anything because I haven't been hear long enough so I know nothing. I'm going to say something here that I said on another thread. If seniority means so much does that mean that everybody in the senate has to agree or defer to Sen. Byrd or Kennedy or whoever has been there long. Seems to me we elect new people because we want no ideas or people to shake things up.