Hey Cal,
 Thanks! Yeah, some of them blame Larry, because they are in denial, and want his numbers to be different. I've beat those numbers to death, there is nothing wrong with them, I don't know exactly how he arrived at them, but that is a secondary problem, the bottom figures are accurate and that is what I need to be working with. As well as I can determine at this time, the commitment that was approved at Baraboo cost us $100,000, more or less. If elected this will be top priority for me. I don't mind a little mud slinging during a campaign, but once it is over, we need to forget about blame, and pull together to fix the problems. I probably will call on you. Think about which committee you may have an interest in. That is one of the major reasons we mandated committees, members need to get a little experience under their belt before running for office. I know why the other candidates are not responding to the members on our forum, Jerry just plain doesn't internet, and he is a good guy, but, he is a follower, a good one. If I win, I will try to find a place for him to serve. I feel his reason for running is to stay active. Marc is scared to death to take me on publicly. He has seen how I can use loaded comments to set a trap, he wants no part of it. I have been tracking who is looking at what, and Marc is watching me like a hawk. Basically, he is the one who got us into this financial situation, he is the one that was pushing it. But, come Jan. 1, all that has to be put behind us, and we must concentrate on financial stability. What my major concern is, if another candidate wins, will they rape the foundation? We should be able to 'borrow' funds to get us over the hump, that is a distinct probability, one we discussed when the foundation was formed. I can't see using foundation funds for disgressionary spending, I only want help with mandatory expenses. The magazine you just got was only by luck, fortunately, Larry was able to get Sparky to waive penalties for early withdrawl on a CD, which gave us enough money to pay for publishing. We have one more CD, it matures I believe in Dec., that will probably cover the next issue. By then we need to be seriously looking at cash flow. We can get thru it, but we can't be spending money unnecessarily, that has to come to a screeching halt! I can't blame John, and it would get me upset if anyone did. He came into office with no experience, and those who persuaded him to run left him hanging out to dry. John is just a plain good guy, so, some of them, especially Terry supporters, push him around. I would like to get more activity on the forum, perhaps now that the magazine is out, folks will be concerned and address the tough issues.
Take care!!!
Andy