Hi folks, it's been 2 months-those pesky vacations are a distraction. So much has happened, yes DC is now in full circus mode. But, let's start with dentistry. If any of you saw the last issue of TFDA, you know my piece on LECOM (previous TFDA) truly hit a nerve. Some of my colleagues warned me that if I stabbed the sacred cow of some, there'd be a backlash. Well, there was. Most of the wagon circling reponse was from my panhandler (geographic adjective, not suggesting any of them are hobos) colleagues. Of course, it's no coincidence De Funiak Springs ( LECOM's FL based extramural clinic) is in the panhandle. They made some salient points, as did the LECOM student, it's just that so much of what they told me is there somehow escaped the eyes of our ADA Delegation who went there. Look, I don't wanna close them down, I just want what's best for students, who are the future of our profession. I know the former Nova Asst. Dean went from angrily barking into the mic at the BOD hearing after I testified, "those claims are all blatantly false and totally unsubstantiated!" to "look, if we're doing anything wrong let's sit down, talk about it and fix it" His epiphany took place in 2 short months, from Feb. ( BOD meeting) to when I next saw him at DDOH in April of 2014. I hope some of my ADA delegate pals will step up and weigh in if they also find inconsistencies. It gets tiring, fighting the fights of others who report but decline commenting. Any of you who know me also know I'm an ardent supporter and defender of dental students. I've stood up for them in the past and will do so again. I hope LECOM really does create and sustain a truly exceptional program, it's the only reason a school should open and operate, IMO. BTW, we have a real mess in Community Smiles, a topic for future discussion. To quote Forrest Gump, that's all I have to say about that.
Now, about that circus. We have a Pres. who's in such retreat, he's running faster than Air Force 1 can keep up! I know he'll get away with it, short term, because the Middle East is such an irreparable toilet and Americans are beyond war weary. They don't care who gets massacred, burned alive, beheaded etc. as long as we don't get dragged into it. Until we have another Boston bombing or bigger mass attack, no one will care or demand action. The Left gives only a "we do nothing or it's war" farce, as if there aren't a multitude of ways to fight terrorism and Putin's lust for a renewed USSR that don't involve ground troops. Never mind the fact we can arm opposition in Arab nations and/or E. Europe. Obama won't intervene (nor should he) when Putin takes chunks of Ukraine but he also refuses to arm them for self defense. As far back as 2nd grade, my dad always told me to grab a rock or my belt if someone bigger threatened. He didn't know I also had a Cub Scout knife I'd found in the schoolyard, LOL.
It's humiliating to see Putin strutting around like a fighting rooster, while our Ditherer-in-Chief caves repeatedly and keeps sounding weaker than Neville Chamberlain. I look at how the USSR's demise was greatly accelerated by the words & actions of Reagan, Lady Thatcher & Pope John Paul II. Then I see the pathetic resets, red lines, supplications and capitulations of Obama, Kerry & the new socialist Pope. It's truly sickening to see the greatest nation on earth, with the most powerful military, get slapped around by Vlad the Runt. Our so called Middle East allies are scared to death and have no respect or confidence in us, whatsoever-why should they? Even Bibi has found himself going to Putin for dialogue. Western Europe is reaping what they sowed when they refused to lift a finger. The tsunami of refugees is staggering and they will lose their identity & sovereignty the more they get inundated with unskilled Muslim hordes who will not assimilate but will drain their economies.
Then we move to the 2016 race and the feckless GOP "leadership". Boo Hoo, McRINO and their sycophants still don't get it. They refuse to see that their base does not want Jeb Bush, Graham or Kasich in the WH. The top 2 polling are glaringly non-politicians and voters are more than willing to put them in power vs. the so called "professionals". I sincerely hope we also have a house cleaning in both legislative chambers. If the last 2 GOP presidential contenders were weak, the majority in House & Senate are beyond pathetic. On the other side we have Her Thighness, Comrade Sanders & Bite Me, who still hasn't taken a bite of the presidential sweepstakes apple. I have to LOL when I hear the liberal pundits gushing over how well HRC did in her debate debut. It was a totally rigged suckupfest where the men agreed to go easy on her, Sanders might as well have been her seat cushion! This sham reminds me elections in the old USSR, Cuba, PRC, or N. Korea. The dictator in power is certain to stay there but they mock up rivals, much like the Washington Generals, who always managed to lose to the Globetrotters. Nevertheless, the fact these others are running, and the Dem Establishment wants Bernie, is proof they're scared that HRC will choke again, as she did in 2008. When you're begging a moronic dolt like Biden to run, it's clearly desperation. The idea that Sanders is an outsider is ridiculous. He's been in govt. his entire life and is a de facto Democrat in all his votes, socialist moniker aside. Ck. out SNL's parody of Bernie & the exophthalmic Hillary.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXm3giVUsDk
How about that race for Speaker? The Establishment is scrambling to find another RINO like Boo Hoo, who can cave to Obama and use the will of the voters for Charmin. Boo Hoo thought his butt boy, Kevin McCarthy, was in the bag-until the imbecile opened his mouth and gave Hillary a temporary free pass on Benghazi. Are the hearings political? Of course they are, just like Watergate and Iran-Contra were. 7 investigations where no evidence was put forward are irrelevant. If HRC calls it Benghazi & Emailgate witch hunts, she's certainly doing her best as the witch. BTW, if the people care so little ("at this point, what difference does it make?!") about Benghazi, why were Hillary's poll numbers affected? I think it was that but mostly the fact she's totally inept, corrupt, nasty and not charismatic. The TV debate ratings were not good for the Dems, they had half the numbers the GOP got. Yes, they offer up bigger streaming numbers for Dems as a leveling factor, but who does that the most? You got it, millennials, aka the young & stupid. They are not happy to be forced to live in mom & dad's house and not finding jobs. They aren't signing up for Obamacare, despite the best efforts of Pajama Boy, and I really don't see them turning out big for HRC. As always, we must never underestimate the GOP's talent for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Any way we slice it, the next 12 months are gonna be a hoot!
