Fred Bauder wrote:
 
> You grossly exaggerate. We'll catch em at dawn, mediate
> em in the morning, arbitrate em in the afternoon, hang em
> and be home in time for supper.
 
That makes mediation seem like a mere formality. Don't you think
we should actually try to mediate? You know, find common ground
as a basis for a harmonious relationship?
 
Ed Poor, aka Unsolved Equation