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Dr. Dean L. Winslow is feeling sorry for himself.

It’s a common -- and frustrating -- experience. You’re up for a job. You think you’re the perfect fit. But you blow the interview, and it doesn’t work out.

If you’re smart, it might be a good opportunity for self-reflection. What did you do wrong? How might you do better next time?

If you’re not smart, you might simply wallow in self-pity and double down on the same sort of behavior that tanked your opportunity.

And if you’re really not smart, you might take to the pages of a national newspaper, lambast your would-be boss and his policies, and demonstrate your ignorance anew to the entire country.

Unfortunately for Winslow, he took the third option, hosting his own pity party in the form of a Washington Post op-ed about his failed attempt to work for the Trump administration. To hear Winslow tell it, President Trump really blew it this time.

For the rest of us, Winslow’s misadventure, coupled with his breathtaking sense of entitlement to public employment, is a step-by-step lesson in how not to advance a career in government.

Dr. Dean Winslow might have been a slam dunk for the role he was nominated for at the Department of Defense. As a former Air Force flight surgeon, the role of assistant secretary of defense for health affairs would have been right in his wheelhouse.

Unfortunately, he also said that he thought it was “insane” that regular citizens could buy an AR-15 following the Sutherland Springs tragedy.

While his role at the Department of Defense would have had no impact on the nation’s gun policy, now it won’t matter as Winslow has removed himself from consideration.

ninjabread wrote:The founding fathers thought it was insane for a free country to have a standing army.

bblhd672 wrote:

2farnorth wrote:I seem to remember Colin Powell making similar statements many years ago.

Yeah, he did. And destroyed any support he may have had from deplorable people.

Soccerdad1995 wrote:When I joined the Army I swore an oath to defend the Constitution. Does the Air Force release their folks from this oath when they leave service? I know that I was never released from mine.

bblhd672 wrote:Petition at White House website for President Trump to withdraw the nomination. Please sign if you agree.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petiti ... th-affairs

bblhd672 wrote:

paperchunker wrote:http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/11 ... apons.html

I may get in trouble with other members of the committee just say how insane it is that in the United States of America a civilian can go out and buy a semi-automatic like an AR-15, which apparently was the weapon that was used,” Winslow said. “I think that's an issue not as much for this committee, but elsewhere

Tell me again how Republicans are better...

Former AF officer attempting to deflect criticism for his branch's failure to prevent the shooter from legally purchasing firearms?
Also, never assume a senior military officer cares much for your freedom. Many of them rose to their ranks by kissing Obama's ring.