But is also laced with BS, such as “Jeff Bewkes and the leadership across Time Warner are putting their full support behind making AOL as successful as it can be. Now it is up to us to deliver on AOL’s full potential.”

Didn’t we get the same platitudes when Miller was hired and then Falco? I really doubt those guys wanted anything other than to succeed. Bewkes is so supportive that he is moving as fast as possible to spin AOL off! “Take my AOL, PLEASE”…rimshot.

Armstrong can’t loose, he has no where to go except up. He gets the T-W jet to travel around the globe to do his fireside chats along with a huge no cut, play me or pay me contract. Along with his Google booty, for Tim is is, heads he wins, tails he wins. He has no risk, other than a bruised ego, if things tank.

We can be assured that the rank and file people who work at AOL are the ones that really want AOL to succeed. Their livelihoods depend upon it. For all of those folks it will mean staying employed so they can pay their mortgages. Making AOL successful will most certainly mean cutbacks. It always does. The rank and file will be the ones to suffer in the months to come as the inevitable layoffs are announced. Here’s your three weeks, now just move along and don’t write if you can’t find work.

If Armstrong was a real leader and believer in AOL, he would risk his future, along with the rank and file. Work for $1.00 a year, like his former employers top brass. No severance if he leaves the company. Put his comp package back into the company so fewer folks would be fired to achieve the economies of scale. Demonstrate some real commitment and spare us the corporate spin.