Erin,

You know, I certainly hope there was a postiive influence due to my actions. Nobody dared speak out against Jerry (not even to me privately), so I'll never really know the exact impact, if any, my words had.  What I *do* know is that I slept just fine that night, with no regrets. That has become (what Sonia DiMaulo often calls) one of my "guiding principles"-- will my actions cause me to fret after the fact, or sleep peacefully, knowing I did my best.