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(55,112 posts) Tue Jan 26, 2021, 06:54 PM Jan 2021

Leahy taken to hospital [View all]

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Trish Turner
@caphilltrish
·
Jan 26, 2021
🚨 “This evening, Sen Leahy was in his Capitol office and was not feeling well. He was examined in the Capitol by the Attending Physician. Out of an abundance of caution, the Attending Physician recommended that he be taken to a local hospital for observation, where he is...

Trish Turner
@caphilltrish
... now, and where he is being evaluated.” -David Carle, Leahy spox
3:48 PM · Jan 26, 2021

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Leahy taken to hospital [View all] Nevilledog Jan 2021 OP

Awhhh...be well senator Leahy! Thekaspervote Jan 2021 #1

Quick recovery, Senator! OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2021 #2

omg, I so hope he is ok! Not to be morbid, but Vermont's governor is a Rethug (although I Celerity Jan 2021 #3

I don't believe it. A rethug would never replace a D with a D! OrlandoDem2 Jan 2021 #41

Scott Says He Would Replace Sanders With Democrat-Affiliated Independent Celerity Jan 2021 #49

I hope he is okay. The governor of Vermont is a republican. Politicub Jan 2021 #4

Fuck! Crunchy Frog Jan 2021 #28

Does Vermont law give him the power soldierant Jan 2021 #54

Please keep the Russian traitors away from him. Arne Jan 2021 #5

I just googled Patrick Leahy and there is absolutely nothing about this still_one Jan 2021 #6

... demmiblue Jan 2021 #7

I am just surprised that CNN OR MSNBC are reporting this. He is the Senate pro tem, it is still_one Jan 2021 #9

They are reporting it right now......................... W_HAMILTON Jan 2021 #17

Got it still_one Jan 2021 #22

On CNN right now. demmiblue Jan 2021 #18

Thanks still_one Jan 2021 #23

Nothing about it on Twitter either. Initech Jan 2021 #16

Isn't it about time an age limit was placed on politicians? pink Jan 2021 #8

no handmade34 Jan 2021 #10

Yes BlueSky3 Jan 2021 #50

No, Dianne will be primaried this time and will lose. Demsrule86 Jan 2021 #11

What are you talking abou, Feinstein will not run for another term still_one Jan 2021 #13

She's already filed to run. TwilightZone Jan 2021 #14

It's not going to happen, regardless if she filed or not still_one Jan 2021 #19

She will if she has a pulse. n/t Mr.Bill Jan 2021 #20

She has already filed the paperwork to do so, from what I read. nt Blue_true Jan 2021 #21

That will be up to the voters still_one Jan 2021 #24

IF she ran & won again she'd be in the Senate until she was less than 2 & a half years short of 100. Celerity Jan 2021 #53

Feinstein Already Filed Papers to Run in 2024 - WTF was Her Rush to Make That Known? Indykatie Jan 2021 #27

Also we have eyes and ears; we saw her after the first impeachment trial flibbitygiblets Jan 2021 #36

She'll be freaking 91 in 2024. Sorry. Too old for the role in my opinion. judesedit Jan 2021 #45

She'll be freaking 91 in 2024. Sorry. Too old for the role in my opinion. judesedit Jan 2021 #46

Her age isn't the only problem... AntiFascist Jan 2021 #62

Yes. I know. My mom lived to 103 and was quite intelligent, politically savvy, and lucid judesedit Jan 2021 #69

Part of the reason for that is to be able to raise money and pay things off JI7 Jan 2021 #61

She was Primaried in 2018 by a Far Left Candidate Who Got 12% of the Primary Vote Indykatie Jan 2021 #31

Who primaried her? jalan48 Jan 2021 #47

It was a bad candidate. Someone like Katie Porter, Swalwell, Ted Lieu Ahmed many more JI7 Jan 2021 #51

Kevin de Leon was hardly some Far Left candidate He was President pro tempore of the CA State Senate Celerity Jan 2021 #63

Thanks for countering this "far left" nonsense. jalan48 Jan 2021 #67

Nancy Pelosi didn't enter politics until her 50s mcar Jan 2021 #12

No, everyone is different PatSeg Jan 2021 #26

Nancy Pelosi is also very sharp for her age. Something I'd wrong with Feinstein helpisontheway Jan 2021 #66

Oh yes, Nancy Pelosi! PatSeg Jan 2021 #70

No, and I think you are wrong about DiFi Hekate Jan 2021 #29

You can place any limit or restriction you can imagine on who you vote for, LanternWaste Jan 2021 #43

No JI7 Jan 2021 #52

It would take a constitutional amendment SCantiGOP Jan 2021 #58

CNN is just reporting it as breaking new still_one Jan 2021 #15

Here is another source: spooky3 Jan 2021 #25

Got it, thanks still_one Jan 2021 #32

CNN reports *everything* as breaking news. (n/t) thesquanderer Jan 2021 #34

Yeah I know it is ridiculous still_one Jan 2021 #35

So does MSNBC. Literally dozens of "breaking news" every day. Sometimes it's a tweet. flibbitygiblets Jan 2021 #37

Vt has a Republican for Governor-Phil Scott irisblue Jan 2021 #30

I was worried about Brown and Tester, never thought about Vt. dem4decades Jan 2021 #33

I have been worried about Vermont...given ages of both Senators. Demsrule86 Jan 2021 #57

Who's the next senior senator? MyMission Jan 2021 #38

Holy shit, I think it's DiFi flibbitygiblets Jan 2021 #42

Oh no! After Leahy, it's Grassly, then McConnell! MyMission Jan 2021 #44

No SCantiGOP Jan 2021 #60

Oh! Thank you. MyMission Jan 2021 #65

That was my forst thought too. soldierant Jan 2021 #55

In VT, the gov makes an interim appointment, a special election has to happen within 6 months flibbitygiblets Jan 2021 #39

Better check him for that special Russian political medication. LiberalArkie Jan 2021 #40

I had the same thought MyMission Jan 2021 #48

Yes! 👍 Duppers Jan 2021 #59

He sounded terrible today. zentrum Jan 2021 #56

❤️✿❧🌿❧✿❤️ Lucinda Jan 2021 #64

Definitely a Putin move aeromanKC Jan 2021 #68