"Even without rushing (which none of us ever do), operating a twin as a "field ship" in the GOM is a lot more work than a single. It's not a matter of, as one guy who's obviously never flown a twin stated, simply a matter of pushing two throttles up instead of one (how naive is that?)"
I take your point, but you will find that that "guy" actually has a considerable range of twin engine experience. Perhaps a degree of 'devil's advocacy' was involved!