Joanna,

Joe has never claimed to be on "your side". Never. What he has said -- repeatedly -- is that the people opposed to the airport or noise have some valid complaints. And has tried valiantly as a person who knows how these things operate to help you understand how they operate. Accusing him, as you do ("What are you really trying to do, distract us from the real issues at hand? The issues that put the entire TPA into a very bad light. Or do you accept a paycheque and a directive from the TPA to distract us from those issues?") is extraordinarily ... well, let's just say it's extraordinary. It's no wonder he gets frustrated sometimes. Who wouldn't?

Steeplejack