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onenote

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28. You aren't a doctor. And yes, you need to be one to know at this moment what the future holds.
Tue May 2, 2023, 04:03 PM
May 2023

She's "ancient"? Well, she was just as ancient the last nine months of 2022, and she missed 3 of around 300 votes, way better than some of her colleagues (including the nearly as ancient Bernie Sanders). She introduced more bills and saw more of them through to enactment than many of her Democratic colleagues in the 117th Congress.

And, until she came down with shingles, she missed only one of the first 24 votes held this year.

You know who missed more? Schumer (2), Brown (3), Sanders (3). Bob Casey missed 14 of the first 24 votes, often at the same time that Fetterman was unavailable, meaning that Pennsylvania had no representation in the Senate for those votes.

But did anyone wring their hands over it? No.

Maybe Feinstein won't recover. Maybe she will. You don't know. I don't know. She might not know. But she's entitled to the same consideration that others who have missed months of service to see whether she will return.

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We have a terrible way of looking at our politicians. They should never choose career or Eliot Rosewater May 2023 #1
Elected leaders working for the people and what is best for the country. Irish_Dem May 2023 #15
This is a false frame by Vox. Just A Box Of Rain May 2023 #2
I couldn't agree more. jimfields33 May 2023 #3
She's no longer capable. She's already said she's not running in '24... brush May 2023 #5
She's not recovering though. BlueTsunami2018 May 2023 #6
A 4 week inthewind21 May 2023 #8
So if it takes a year, we should just wait? BlueTsunami2018 May 2023 #21
Should Joe Biden have resigned in 1988? onenote May 2023 #23
Joe Biden wasn't 89 in 1988. BlueTsunami2018 May 2023 #24
Because you are her doctor and know her prognosis for returning? onenote May 2023 #26
Come on. BlueTsunami2018 May 2023 #27
You aren't a doctor. And yes, you need to be one to know at this moment what the future holds. onenote May 2023 #28
Two months. And who says she's not recovering? That assumes facts not in evidence. Just A Box Of Rain May 2023 #9
Post-herpetic neuralgia Zambero May 2023 #17
You are attempting diagnose a condition w/o evidence. Just A Box Of Rain May 2023 #29
Not attempting to diagnose anything Zambero May 2023 #35
If there is no evidence of PHN, then why engage in conjecture? Just A Box Of Rain May 2023 #37
No conjecture, No DU Zambero May 2023 #38
She's said that she's recovering and looking forward to returning soon. Just A Box Of Rain May 2023 #39
Is Barbara Boxer an "attacker"? Zambero May 2023 #40
You are mistaken about the recovery time Easterncedar May 2023 #12
In general, it's done in a couple weeks. BlueTsunami2018 May 2023 #22
Inside the beltway gossip: Two US senators are much sicker than they are letting on. Irish_Dem May 2023 #16
Is she recovering though? dsc May 2023 #18
Supposedly returning next week. Just A Box Of Rain May 2023 #30
Durbin doesn't need a majority to get rid of blue slips. onenote May 2023 #32
Wouldn't "one of the most capable Democrats on the Committee" be voting as the deciding member? dem4decades May 2023 #19
Yup. ismnotwasm May 2023 #36
So we just sit around and don't get more judges or legislation or anything...and their are Demsrule86 May 2023 #41
Some people want her to resign Zeitghost May 2023 #4
Why? I can't watch a video now. Elaboration would be great, thanks. themaguffin May 2023 #7
Biden can't get Federal judges through without her vote Quixote1818 May 2023 #10
To date, Biden has already out paced Trump. Just A Box Of Rain May 2023 #13
Feinstein's absence hasn't stopped nominees from being confirmed onenote May 2023 #20
The video is falsely framed. The truth is Joe biden has had 40+ year record numbers Just A Box Of Rain May 2023 #11
Absolutely false framed. There has been no "flat line" period where judges aren't being confirmed onenote May 2023 #25
Barbara Boxer: demmiblue May 2023 #14
She needs to go guys, she needs to go. NotVeryImportant May 2023 #31
I get it. You don't like her. But that's not a reason for her to resign. onenote May 2023 #33
I get it. You don't like her. But that's not a reason for her to resign. onenote May 2023 #34
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