snarek
AOPA executives seem to make a specialty of alienating and p!ssing off prospective and very influential non-members and those who have actual real experience in matters that they, AOPA, purport to represent.
You are welcome to use this Forum to discuss and debate, even vigorously and robustly, to advance a worthy cause if it is justified, but not to flame or abuse the users who "dare" to participate.
In this instance you could not have been further from the mark if you had tried.
I'm leaving the remark as it is, it will be up to to decide whether you want to edit it or apologise but it's going to cost you some points anyway.