I respect your opinion and can understand your prediction based upon the turtle paced procedure of the USPTO.I think conclusions can not be drawn because the response has not been forthcoming already. I have my own opinions about possible politics being involved here. I also believe Hennemen's recent attack on the requestors basis for a reexam to be a powerful argument. IMO....It is all conjecture. At this point, we are supposed to qualify for expedited handling.....but who knows what the examiner's workload is like etc. My prediction or hope is that this examiner is truly giving credence to the long intense scrutiny of the original patent app and the prior reexam to realize what is going on here and apply justice instead of searching just because it is thrown in your lap. Whatever is going on ......may the answer come soon!!!