take it for what its worth, but in an article/interview about AA on rds in french, the last sentence reads ,
"J’ai 38 ans et je ne veux pas m’asseoir sur mon derrière et encaisser mon chèque"
translated, i am 38yo, i don't want to sit on my *** and cash my check.
TO me that explains clearly what the situation of alex was, and clearly the condition atkins is operating in.
Shapiro is defacto GM and all the rest are yes men.
To some , including myself, that was clear from day one, that statement however is more a confirmation then information.