I also trust HJMitchell's judgment, and the fact that he swung from opposing your previous RfA to nominating you this time around makes me more confident about this

With that set of nominators, is there any real question?

High praise indeed, looking at both your nomination and your nominators

HJ, Pedro and Acalamari. wow.

Makes me want to vomit.

Thanks for keeping this in The Annex, since it's impossible for me to bring myself to open these links with such a shoddy job of setting the stage for the post.

It's like middle school social politics. I once was the king of the sliding board in elementary school until I was overthrown in a coup. Led an army of girls, I did, but they defected and became queens of the jungle gym. I never regained my former power. I tried to get them to reclaim my throne, but they just made me the duke of the jungle gym. It just wasn't the same as being king!

I agree. If you're going to vote, vote based on the person in question, not their higher-up friends.