poison_dwarf
You said,
our national airspace reform process has been formed and rejected based on the dislike of one man
I don't think it has been rejected by most professionals in aviation because Dick is associated with it. It seems to me that Dick is still peddaling the same sort of airspace that has been found wanting over the last 10 or so years.
If Kingsford-Smith, Reg, or some other respected aviaton professional had suggested NAS2b, I'm confident that the rejection of it would be much as it is.