[Drew68]

Although much too late, Lakin finally realizes he jumped on his reproductive appendage with both feet.

What's sad is that such a conclusion was as predictable as the sun rising from the east and the moment Lakin made his intentions known, many here predicted exactly this conclusion. Lakin's own friends, family and coworkers urged him to get his head examined! And on the other side, birthers with nothing to lose cheered him on every step of the way.

Lakin ignored the advice from those who cared about him while embracing the "expert" legal opinions posted by birthers on internet blogs.

And today Lt. Col Lakin is a broken man who will likely tomorrow lose both his freedom and his hard-earned pension, an outcome predicted months ago by many on this forum who would be denigrated as "O-bots" and trolls by the very people promoting the half-baked conspiracies and dubious legal strategies that brought ruin to Lakin.

[verity]

"What's sad is that such a conclusion was as predictable ..."

Every word you say is true. I am still perplexed why an educated man who is seemingly intelligent and with that much service time could be so gullible as to become a pawn.

[PA-RIVER]

Lakin is like the young boy who jumps from the trench and runs straight into fire and whips the grenade at the enemy, after being pinned down for hours. Everyone in the trench is hoping he hits his mark, but no one wants to die on that field. And when that boy who charged the field is shot down, and cries for his mother, some of the guys in the trench will shake their heads and call him a stupid bastard. It takes all kinds.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Hey drew, you sure sound pleased with yourself.I wonder why that is.