Iconoclastic; I think the reason for NOT pushing preflop is that you want to induce action. If you believe you will have the same action wether you push or call I think you can push right away. You brought up some interesting points, but my original analysis really didn't go that far. I just recognized that AKs is a hand that benefits greatly with more callers, even so if they call with high pairs (non-AA,KK) and that alone is reason enough to call instead of raising if that increases the chances of opponent calling.

Chicago_Kid and others who have presented arguments for pushing; I understand your concerns about AKs going multiway, and indead pushing increases your chances of winning the pot! However you will DECREASE your actual value by pushing. You are increasing your expected profit at the price of increased volatility. As I said earlier I believe in maximizing profits in cashgames even if that means larger economical fluctuations. I certainly wont blame those who would prefer to protect their holding and push, but if your goal are to always maximize your profit I would give you the advice to reevaluate that.