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12. I just thought of another reason.

Wed Apr 26, 2017, 10:14 PM

Apr 2017

Perhaps the kompromat that we have been told exists regarding chaffetz is that he has an opioid addiction. He could be using the "foot hardware problem" as an excuse for his opioid use.

Disclaimer: The above is total conjecture on my part and I have no proof.

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Citing health issues, Jason Chaffetz takes immediate leave from Congress [View all] dixiegrrrrl Apr 2017 OP

Curiouser and curiouser! Lucinda Apr 2017 #1

Didn't trump give Chaffetz $10 million a few hours before releasing the Comey letter? L. Coyote Apr 2017 #45

I really should have started a spread sheet Lucinda Apr 2017 #71

Never too late for a great idea. We need it to keep up. L. Coyote Apr 2017 #75

Really on McConnell? We all knew it but where are you finding specifics like that? I missed it... Amaryllis Apr 2017 #102

Oversight Dems posts this stuff on Twitter: L. Coyote Apr 2017 #103

Wow. THanks. It has been evident from his behavior for a long time now, but I totally missed this. Amaryllis Apr 2017 #109

Oops - bye bye malaise Apr 2017 #2

Would be nice too if as a parting gift he would order up a few more aggressive Pachamama Apr 2017 #129

He won't give up anythingu malaise Apr 2017 #130

And just to make sure we're suitably convinced of the immediate seriousness of his problem Goodheart Apr 2017 #3

Medical emergency for hardware in foot? LOL Lib Apr 2017 #4

Yep I would think that if it's been there for 12 years it could have waited a little longer. Luciferous Apr 2017 #6

I just thought of another reason. LOL Lib Apr 2017 #12

Well, no, he could have twisted it and dislodged something Warpy Apr 2017 #53

Especially since last week he said he would be leaving early to spend time with his wife womanofthehills Apr 2017 #64

That's right! Blue_Roses Apr 2017 #133

A leave means his paycheck and insurance continues. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2017 #107

I Know, Right? Leith Apr 2017 #14

Maybe he should put off buying a new iPhone and get a jazzy powerchair instead?. LOL Lib Apr 2017 #15

Maybe this: George II Apr 2017 #36

Lol I hope someone on twitter sends him that pic. LOL Lib Apr 2017 #51

Too true OncoRN Apr 2017 #78

Oooooh Jason, you little Snowflake HeiressofBickworth Apr 2017 #60

Even if he had foot surgery, a week later he would be on crutches womanofthehills Apr 2017 #17

Yes! LOL Lib Apr 2017 #19

LOL LOL rusty fender Apr 2017 #42

I prefer JasonInTheBigHouse... LOL Lib Apr 2017 #52

That would be preferable rusty fender Apr 2017 #54

He says he's coming back after the May recess onenote Apr 2017 #86

He shot himself in it..... lastlib Apr 2017 #39

Haha! Very clever! LOL Lib Apr 2017 #48

Is Russian time lapse hardware in foot, comrade. snort Apr 2017 #56

this sounds like complete bullshit Skittles Apr 2017 #74

Exactly! mzteaze Apr 2017 #84

This old ortho nurse TNNurse Apr 2017 #96

Thank You!!! LOL Lib Apr 2017 #97

Thank you. Yes they have those wheelie things now underpants Apr 2017 #101

Tammy Duckworth BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #108

Bravo! Big_K Apr 2017 #116

Truly angrychair Apr 2017 #125

"I want to spend more time with family" has been done already. davsand Apr 2017 #115

This message was self-deleted by its author Goodheart Apr 2017 #5

Didn't Feinstein have heart surgery then return to duties like the night after?! uponit7771 Apr 2017 #7

Somewhere I have a dim memory of that.. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2017 #10

She had important Trump/Russia work to do. Snarkoleptic Apr 2017 #13

Pacemaker in January 2017 LeftInTX Apr 2017 #72

What's about to happen? Mr. Ected Apr 2017 #8

exactly right Justice Apr 2017 #24

+1, like we're supposed to think foot surgery puts someone out for a month uponit7771 Apr 2017 #26

I am hoping the timing foreshadows a portent. n/t dixiegrrrrl Apr 2017 #34

Taking a leave to spend more time with his Snarkoleptic Apr 2017 #9

I thought you were going to say, "Taking leave to spend more time with his... Silent3 Apr 2017 #16

Yes and looking for a private sector job that will pay for his legal team. Glimmer of Hope Apr 2017 #22

Bullshit. dalton99a Apr 2017 #11

Something must be coming down the pike. wildeyed Apr 2017 #18

His hand still works to sign subpoenas Justice Apr 2017 #20

RrrrrrIiiiiGgggggHhhhhhTttttt irisblue Apr 2017 #21

when I see confirmation elsewhere... chillfactor Apr 2017 #23

New twitter handle...JasonInTheHospital LOL Lib Apr 2017 #25

Aw, shucks, he won't be in DC on May 8 when Sally Yates testifies! Tanuki Apr 2017 #27

I wonder if he'll have to leave the country for surgery? yardwork Apr 2017 #28

Wasn't it Palmer Report or Louise Mensch... Mr. Ected Apr 2017 #29

Palmer for sure, probably Mensch also. n/t dixiegrrrrl Apr 2017 #37

Mensch tweeted that the Russians had kompromat on Chaffetz womanofthehills Apr 2017 #57

He looked VERY healthy during his press conference with Elijah Cummings yesterday! George II Apr 2017 #30

Bill Palmer said that when Chaffetz announced last week that he would not seek reelection womanofthehills Apr 2017 #62

Chafetz might like a future as gov of Utah Backwoodsrider Apr 2017 #31

Wouldn't that be a pre-existing condition? LakeArenal Apr 2017 #32

Lucky thing, that... Volaris Apr 2017 #69

My wife is gonna kill me, is that covered under health care? sarcasmo Apr 2017 #33

He's flipping and they are debriefing him. Instead of twenty to life he'll do five or ten. LuvLoogie Apr 2017 #35

Ooh, I like that one Mr. Ected Apr 2017 #38

Health issues: his ass is grass Maine-i-acs Apr 2017 #40

Look at the x-ray. That surgery will be ugly and extremely painful. Shrike47 Apr 2017 #41

Who says that's his x ray? nt stage left Apr 2017 #46

+1, I'm in a situation now where ... NOTHING ... that a set of people say can be considered the trut uponit7771 Apr 2017 #93

Rachel has said so many times, watch what they do, not what they say. couple nights ago, she Amaryllis Apr 2017 #131

Why would there suddenly be a risk of infection? I have a relative with a knee pnwmom Apr 2017 #55

I had a metal plate and a bunch of screws installed to fix a broken ankle SticksnStones Apr 2017 #82

Oh, okay -- thanks. And i think you're right about his sudden need for this. n/t pnwmom Apr 2017 #89

I had a friend die a day after foot surgery. She was 42. notdarkyet Apr 2017 #63

No problem . . . OldRedneck Apr 2017 #43

Yes, ObamaCare will care for Jason in the House riversedge Apr 2017 #67

Someone check and see if he has an itinerary to South America.... Tatiana Apr 2017 #44

Wait, Is This Schmuck Resigning Early or Not?? DarthDem Apr 2017 #47

Didn't Mensch predict this? Kingofalldems Apr 2017 #49

Mensch and Bill Palmer were right about Jason - Here is Palmer's latest tonight womanofthehills Apr 2017 #61

Good reminder. Someone has him figured out. n/t R B Garr Apr 2017 #65

"Hardware" in his foot? Wounded Bear Apr 2017 #50

"to remove hardware that had been inserted into his foot". Hmm, I guess still_one Apr 2017 #58

I DON'T wish this scumbag well JI7 Apr 2017 #59

Yep. He is SICK TO HIS STOMACH on what is about to happen to him. AgadorSparticus Apr 2017 #66

Brain surgery? MFM008 Apr 2017 #68

Having hardware removed is common and routine. Laffy Kat Apr 2017 #70

This message was self-deleted by its author pablo_marmol Apr 2017 #76

What doesn't make sense? onenote Apr 2017 #87

Having a pin removed is very minor angrychair Apr 2017 #126

How does that square with post #41? Wednesdays Apr 2017 #91

And not time-sensitive, unless there's something that's gone wrong with it, unlikely. JudyM Apr 2017 #94

Exactly Blue_Roses Apr 2017 #134

Do congresscritters announce upcoming foot surgeries? LeftInTX Apr 2017 #73

Ironic that he uses private healthcare to get his foot done OnDoutside Apr 2017 #77

I wonder what calendar he is using? DFW Apr 2017 #79

Chaffetz might have cancer if he is having hardware removed from democratisphere Apr 2017 #80

And he's keeping that quiet so the void is filled with guessing his guilty crimes? SticksnStones Apr 2017 #83

Slightly off topic, but to share a weird thing I learned about injuries.. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2017 #120

Does he still get paid? Buckeyeblue Apr 2017 #81

I'm sure he has paid sick leave until he is officially no longer a Congressman wishstar Apr 2017 #92

Unused fed sick leave gets converted into work days for retirement pay calculation. BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #113

He is getting his surgery done while he still has HEALTH INSURANCE that we pay for! PA Democrat Apr 2017 #85

This is very, very weird. Something is going on besides "medical emergencies." Vinca Apr 2017 #88

The little dirty bastard madokie Apr 2017 #90

He put his foot in it flamingdem Apr 2017 #95

Cummings says he asked @jasoninthehouse to have Flynn testify before their committee, and Chaffetz s MelissaB Apr 2017 #98

Lock him up Botany Apr 2017 #99

Well, the uncontrollable shitting of one's pants COULD be a medical issue. GoCubsGo Apr 2017 #100

Wheelchair? Leave of absence? perdita9 Apr 2017 #104

Just following in Trump's footsteps, Trump took leave from serving in military for fake foot problem L. Coyote Apr 2017 #105

Speaking of Flynn: dixiegrrrrl Apr 2017 #112

Chaffetz is avoiding something in a very extreme way. Republicans disabled by foot issues .... bucolic_frolic Apr 2017 #106

Don't let the door hit you where the good Lord split you IronLionZion Apr 2017 #110

Chaffetz sucks up some premium healthcare paid for by taxpayers, while avoiding doing his job. herding cats Apr 2017 #111

Chaffetz Executes the Mark Sanford Model of Political Houdini bucolic_frolic Apr 2017 #114

I'm having that same surgery in a month; doc said I'll "walk out of there." More_Cowbell Apr 2017 #117

I am keepthemhonestO Apr 2017 #118

Gee jehop61 Apr 2017 #119

Sounds like he's pulling a Bill-O BigmanPigman Apr 2017 #121

Why didn't he do this over recess? We know why JDC Apr 2017 #122

Aw, that means one less vote for the GOP's new healthcare bill red dog 1 Apr 2017 #123

"I'm leaving because I want to spend more time with my lawyers." nt GliderGuider Apr 2017 #124

"I could be at risk for a serious infection" is not an emergency. madaboutharry Apr 2017 #127

It's hard to operate on a foot . . . djg21 Apr 2017 #128

He's sick of Trump? rpannier Apr 2017 #132