I think this is a sincere attempt on the chair's part, and certainly on our part, to take an unfortunate incident that happened quickly and put it behind us, so we can move on with the business of the committee in a reasonable way. I think we all have to accept that we have to operate on a certain level of good faith and not presuppose what might happen at some time in the future. Something happened that obviously caused some angst amongst various folks, and that's clearly acknowledged. For me, I'd like to put this behind us in a reasonably compromising fashion and as quickly as possible, so we can move on to the real business of the committee.
On June 20th, 2006. See this statement in context.