A good friend of mine (from Michigan) told me a long time ago, "I notice that 'fast dog people' don't really care what dogs another man feeds. They rarely will publicly criticize another style or format - it doesn't affect them so they don't waste their time on it." She then said, "however, 'slow dog people' are the first to criticize any dog that's not like their own. And the slower the dog they keep, the more they criticize others." You just proved her case.
Midwest SPO is run by the very same rules the other federations follow. Deep South dogs are nothing like IBGF dogs, and UBGF dogs are nothing like Lone Star dogs, so who should stay home?
That was a snotty, narrow-minded, arrogant thing to say. I'm sure it won't hurt your feelings to read this because people who often cause offense don't generally know when to take offense.
