Bob,
I'm not too smart. It appears to be a lawyer with a redundant vocabulary. In other words, he's a yes man with no backbone.
I myself, would not given in to the rest of the group and make them eat a second helping of what they are........you reacted the way they wanted you to react. You can't expect someone who hasn't done that or been there to understand our loyalty and being a part of the big picture. They only know what is going on in their little corner. No one of that caliber deserves an explanation as to how anyone of us feel about certain issues. Don't be guilty of the same things they are. Soon they will be covered by the same thing they're are full of..............Carl Duke