TeraByteMe:

You may be overreacting a tad. In fact a few months ago (http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1277447-338-2.aspx) you were thanking the very same Craig for helping you and taking the time to share his expertise; now you're calling him a waste of life.

For what it's worth, I would agree with Craig's assessment; when I'm hiring for a new position, I see an erratic job history (10 positions in 2 years) as a big red flag (unless it involved 10 short contracts and the hiring companies were always left satisfied - even then I might wonder why the candidate didn't actively pursue longer-scale projects).

I'm not trying to judge your motivations, you may have had very good reasons for wanting to leave those positions. But I would agree that such a history would probably hinder, not help, a candidate in landing his/her dream job.

You're certainly correct that finding a position relatively free of political maneuverings is difficult, at best. All Craig was trying to point out is that finding one's dream job requires, apart from luck, presenting to potential employers your best face; and an erratic job history hurts that effort. It's true that he didn't try to sugar coat it, but you yourself decried politics, and asked for honesty and forthrightness, so he probably figured you wanted the unadorned truth.