Sloan was the winner long before he pushed his g pawn, simply by
getting Bill Brock to 'overlook' his true nature. I don't see why we
need to set aside right and wrong for the sake of a little glorified
skittles.

I am an imperfect human being, but I *try* to live a principled life.

I believe one can be principled and get one's hands dirty, too. (And
boy, they got dirty.)

Here's what I was & am trying to do:

1. Dramatize the fact (OK, assertion) that Parr & Sloan have sown an
inordinate share of the bad karma in USCF for more than a decade. I
hear preemption is fashionable these days--I launched a fact-based
strike that did to Sloan what he has done to others, in spades.

2. Ask folks not to fall into the Larry Parr "let's you and him fight"
trap, but to work together. In elections, candidates should debate the
issues with a view towards keeping the working relationship
intact--it's natural for elections to have winners & losers, and the
common interests of both should outweigh the differences. (In this
election cycle, the board members almost ripped each others' throats
out--would that have been good for USCF? Fortunately, they reached a
last-minute compromise.)

I'm just a shmo--not even a USCF delegate, just an alternate--so how
could I get folks to listen to my message? Our hero Slothrop came
along, and I jumped at the opportunity....

This was performance art.

Did the Board members follow the goings on? You bet.

Will it have a positive effect? We'll see.