The debate between the AALS and the ABA over accreditation

There's a post at Paul Caron's Tax Prof Blog, and he linked to this letter from AALS to the ABA expressing displeasure over proposed changes to accreditation.  This is a hotly contested matter and reasonable people disagree.  But, overall, imho, the AALS letter is mostly reactive, cautious to the point of being conservative, seeks delay without proposing changes, and focuses heavily on matters of interest to tenured faculty -- which is what we'd expect, wouldn't we, from an organization like AALS?