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So here we are again. The same cast of characters making the same comments. So once again I will remind the others that the case will be meaningful regardless of the eventual outcome. Col. Lakin is a highly decorated surgeon. People have a high regard for doctors in general and surgeons in particular. In addition the good doctor has an exemplary record and is well respected. If he somehow receives a harsh punishment, it will be covered by the mainstream media and people who are currently unaware of the circumstances will want more detail. They will also want to know why our commander in chief would allow a good man's life to be destroyed by continue to hide his long form birth certificate. It won't be pretty.

As far as him being somehow misled by others... Col. Lakin knows exactly what he is doing it is called making a sacrifice for his country. Whether or not those here chose to acknowledge this couldn't be more irrelevant. The man is a surgeon. I would pit the intelligence of a surgeon against an ambulance chasing attorney any day of the week. He has not been misled. He knows exactly what he is doing. He is a patriot.

Thank you for your perspective.

Things will play out, as they will.
The ultimate outcome is unknown.

“This work continues. This story goes on. And an angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm.”

Col. Lakin is a highly decorated surgeon. People have a high regard for doctors in general and surgeons in particular. In addition the good doctor has an exemplary record and is well respected. If he somehow receives a harsh punishment, it will be covered by the mainstream media and people who are currently unaware of the circumstances will want more detail. They will also want to know why our commander in chief would allow a good man's life to be destroyed by continue to hide his long form birth certificate. It won't be pretty.

I think you're exaggerating. How many people ever heard of Dr. Yolanda Huett-Vaughan? She refused an order to mobilize and deploy during Gulf War I and was court martialed for desertion. No mainstream media. No outraged demonstrations. No wailing about a good doctor being persecuted. She was convicted, sentenced to 30 months, and spent 8 months in Leavenworth before having her sentence commuted. Lakin will make a mild splash among conservatives and then fade away.