"not in thier right minds. thats why they argue the issue. common senceis not dominant..." I never cease to be amazed and amused at the low levels of literacy and rationality my opponents bring to this forum. You might think after repeatedly embarrassing themselves here day after day they would either try to do better, or shut up, but rational thought is NOT their strong suit. Loyalty is generally a good thing, but blind loyalty to a person or cause is something else. To this day, there have been NO facts or figures presented that contradict the ones I have presented here on numerous occasions. If they were disputable, they would have been disputed a LONG time ago. They werent, and STILL arent. It is my belief that the name-calling, etc. says MORE about THEM than it does about me, as it just demonstrates their childishness, pettiness, illiteracy, and paucity of rational thought for all the world to see. If you have ever wondered about the character and integrity of my opponents, or lack of same, you can see for yourselves right here, every day. Dr. Mel P. Johnson

phantom Optimist connection?

By all means, both the owners of the MDAC swim team AND the city officials SHOULD provide that information as a show of good faith! Whether they WILL, or not, remains to be seen. Is it possible both are not operating in good faith? Could it be that the $1100 pool rental break MDAC got when it switched to the pool from the jr college was split a couple ways, with different people? Until further evidence is presented to the contrary, it SURE looks like a possibility, at least, if not a probability. Neither are coming forward with simple information to put these concerns to rest. What kind of lesson would that be for a father to teach his son? What about honesty? integrity? transparency? good business principles? principles of ANY type? It really could make one wonder - if they cheat on their rent, what other things might they be cheating on? skimming or under-stating admissions numbers? heet sheets? concessions? It just LOOKS bad, for them, whether it IS truly bad or not! This really DOES need to be resolved. Just like the phantom Optimist connection- it needs some resolution, one way or another. Billy could straighten this out quickly. Why doesnt he do it! Is Billy hiding something? Billy KNOWS there is NO such connection, but says NOTHING. Is it possible that Billy DOESNT know? He has been an active Optimist for several years, I have heard. Wouldnt a relationship like this, IF it had ever existed, been discussed at one of the meeting? be written down somewhere, in the minutes? This situation is casting a cloud on the good name of the Optimists, as nobody from the Optimists has confirmed or denied the claimed relationship, including Billy. This just gets more and more curious, at the very least.

unsubstantiated BS

After all the times Mr Dotson has been the voice of reason, restraint, and common sense in a flood of fiscal irresponsibility, egos, and irrationality from the rest of the Council and Mayor, I find that COWARD remark to be uncalled for, totally unsubstantiated by the facts, and detestable. He is a man of unquestioned integrity, honesty, and good intent, with no ambitious ego and no personal agenda to fulfill, other than whats best in the long run for the residents of Miami Springs. Which is more than we can say about the rest of the crew.