[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

"Flake was in Alabama at his daughters' beauty pageant."

Not good enough. I will remember this. I have missed important family commitments because I had a crisis in my work. Why should Flake not do the same?

[ThePanFromJapan]

Probably because he puts family above job.

I would too, to be honest. Especially if a promise is involved, which I have a feeling this had been.

I ain’t throwing this guy out with the bath water. And anyone who does is going to get a lot of pushback in Arizona.