Re: Fw: SC & MC

["Robert P. Cashin" <rcashin@juno.com>]

Hi All,

On Mon, 20 Dec 1999 13:22:31 -0500 krandall@world.std.com writes:
>At 09:03 AM 12/21/99 -0500, Robert P. Cashin wrote:

>Bob,  I _really_ think that some of your E-mail is still going astray, 
>and
>that may be the root of some misunderstandings and miscommunications.  

        I don't think it is missing email, but rather missing the point. More
than once I've seen others fail to respond to requests that were in
larger documents because of this and it is why I am so adamant about
editing out everything that is not pertinent.


>BTW, I want to state again that I am not entirely convinced that this 
>is
>the way we _should_ be doing things, just that it is the way things 
>were
>originally set up.  At the time Neil and I worked this up, there were 
>only
>4 people on the SC, and the MC was an imaginary body.  We didn't know 
>who
>would be on it, or how they would interact.  It may very well be time 
>to
>take a good hard look at how we are operating, and see if something 
>else
>might not work better.  Please don't think that just because I'm 
>telling
>you how things were set up means that I feel strongly that they have 
>to
>stay that way.

        I don't have any problem with your explanation of the SC and MC duties .
My vision of the AGA chair and yours, however,  are somewhat different. I
consider the position like an orchestra's conductor. He sets the tempo
and keeps the rest of the group together for the common goal. I really
want the inputs, even if in the end, I decide to disagree with some. I
feel this is particularly true now because we are feeling our way to
another level of existence. We are moving from an oligarchy to a
democracy and the transition can be expected to be bumpy at times.

        David, Dorothy and Erik, I would like your inputs on the Diana book
situation. We have two opinions so far and they are diametrically
opposed. When you have stated your opinions, we can decide if any of us
want to change our positions because of the thoughts expressed by the
rest of the SC.

        Shortly, I'll be putting together a Chairs message for the next issue.
I'll run it by you all to see if I've missed anything of significance
when it is done.

                                        Happy Holidays, Bob C

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