I hated to see TLB go.
He made me REALLY mad sometimes, but the one thing I can say about him is I always got the impression that he was trying his best.
No hidden agendas or motivations or anything like that.
I can't however, honestly say the same thing about some of his detractors.
I liked Jael also. I dunno what problems others had with her, but she was nice to me.