Does Pennsylvania have a U.S. senator? I only ask because John Fetterman has been in the hospital for ten years. The Keystone progressive, who somehow defeated Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz in the 2022 Senate race, immediately began to struggle with health problems. He had to be taken to the hospital during the Senate Democrats’ winter retreat. Later, Fetterman was hospitalized again, deciding to stay for a month to deal with bouts of depression. Then his wife left him and took the family on vacation.
Did they go to get some rest, or did they see a chance to go on vacation without having to worry about someone having to constantly take care of their dad? Who knows? The holiday itself was not controversial – just inappropriate social media posts in which the family acted as if Mr. Fetterman was fine. Is not. On March 14, his hospital stay was extended for another two weeks because doctors needed more time to balance his medications (via NY Post Office):
Pennsylvania voters have their say about Democratic Senator John Fetterman:
– I don’t think this man is suitable for this job. pic.twitter.com/vkR0b6jG6Q
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 25, 2023
Sen. John Fetterman’s health is reportedly improving, but he may remain in the hospital for another two weeks as doctors work on the “right” choice of medications.
The Pennsylvania Democrat reported to the John Paul II National Military Medical Center on February 16. Walter Reed for treatment of clinical depression just days after being admitted to the hospital after suffering dizziness at a Democratic Party retreat.
“John Fetterman is making progress out of clinical depression and may leave Walter Reed within the next two weeks,” CNN congressional reporter Manu Raju tweeted on Tuesday.
“The senator’s doctor recently informed him that following his stroke, his condition would be ‘as good or better than it was on his best days,’” Raju added.
Fetterman’s health problems began on May 13 last year, when he suffered a stroke in the final days of the Pennsylvania Senate election campaign.
This stroke almost killed him, and it would be appropriate for Fetterman to give up and focus on his recovery. Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) suffered a severe stroke while in office. He spent almost a year away from the upper room, focusing on his recovery, which included learning to walk again; the stroke profoundly affected the left side of his body. Kirk should have decided not to run for re-election in 2016. In 2010, he joined the Tea Party wave, and his Democratic opponent was Milk Toast. Six years later, Tammy Duckworth ran for and currently holds his seat. It was a presidential year – there was no way Kirk was going to win re-election.
For Fetterman, the critical months of recovery were made more complex by the events of the campaign, during which his motor skills showed clear signs of deterioration. He slurred, misspoke, and said things that didn’t make sense.
“Eagles are better than Eagles” is one of his most famed outbursts on the stump, along with “Hello, good night everyone” during the first and only televised debate between Fetterman and Oz. The man is not well. It’s time to admit he can’t do the job. Even after installing all the fixes and modifications to ensure he could keep track of what was happening in the Senate, Fetterman still couldn’t stand it. Before his hospitalization, there were reports that the Pennsylvania Democrat could not understand other people’s communications. When others talk to him, it sounds like the teachers from the Peanuts cartoons. There is also awareness in his camp that Fetterman likely has lasting brain damage.
Yet he co-authored some legislation aimed at making rail transportation safer in the wake of the East Palestine, Ohio, disaster. This all happened while he was hospitalized, so what’s going on with that crew on the hill? Someone not elected by the people of Pennsylvania has taken over John Fetterman’s duties and responsibilities or is abusing him in the hospital, forcing him to sign on pieces of paper he cannot understand.
The extended hospital stay was announced on March 14. He should be discharged this week. We’ll see.
