Ah, I see JATK is back with another pointless comment that causes more confusion than thought or consideration. Typical.
Hempy, The hyperbole (where it really matters) is bearing fruit and exceeding expectation. USAF declares IOC this week. Dog Davis has also said he'd put F-35B in harm's way today if he had to, and he doesn't mince words or hedge bets.
Overall I'd say don't believe all of the utter ****e you read, or have read in the past. Not all of it has been impartial journalism.
F-35 is here to stay and, like the F-18 and F-16 program, the negative hyperbole will be long forgotten soon enough.