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I would even add a third fellow here who jumped all over the "news
What can I say, heru, I'm a gossipy kind of old queen. You must admit, if true, it would have been sensational! Didn't Cargo Cult mention an especial avocation for scientific integrity or something. A guy like that will jump on a possible conflict-of-interest like an anthrax germ on a prize Holstein. (Biologists and such please feel free to substitute a better jump-on analogy)
Now I understand your compulsion to replace LWM as arbiter, but you are simply gonna have to wait until the next election.
You have my vote, if it's any comfort. LWM's getting a bit didactic, I think with you we could go the rest of the way.