"As to the comment re Karen not skilled at dialing and smiling, it appears to me to be unwarranted"
I have to agree with you about karen... On the other hand I think the rest of the BOD are pretty close to dead wood!
Are they doing anything to advance the company shareholder value? Or are they just chair warmers at meetings? I haven't ever heard one comment about how any other director is working on some other aspect to help Dave out.
JMHO