hmmm ... lemme guess ... does bernie currently vote for your witness? Conflict of interest much?

Not at all. Unlike most people on steem I am not black and white. I have the power of thought. While Bernie has a rough exterior he is the first person to step up and help someone in need. When I had to deal with abusers and scammers he was the first one to step up and flag them. No one is perfect but I vote him specifically for those reasons. His vote for me is in no way in response to mine as I never asked for a vote from him neither him mine.

I have a ton of respect for you in how you gave away so much of your stake freely. Which I have personally told you but you don’t really give me the time of day as I run a bot which you have so elegantly told me a few times. Which I respect and never once asked you for a vote or cried when you removed it 3-4 times.

I don’t trade votes most witnesses know that of me.

May you both have a happy things given