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riversedge

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12. Regular folks would probably be out of a job by now-and applying for Unemployment insurance.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2026, 08:57 AM

7 hrs ago

Its been over 3 months. If he has a medical leave just make it public. I am not saying he needs to tell his personal health problems but it should be a public record that he has taken leave --if indeed that is what is happening.

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Missing lawmaker will return to DC soon, Tom Kean's staff says [View all] BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago OP

This jackass should be voted out for his silence on his absence for so long, and not saying lostincalifornia 9 hrs ago #1

He will be. Rebecca Bennett will kick his ass. NNadir 8 hrs ago #10

Nervous breakdown? The Wizard 9 hrs ago #2

That was what his flunkies said back in April. And May. niyad 9 hrs ago #3

Alcohol or drug rehab? Jilly_in_VA 9 hrs ago #4

Sure, Jan. 2naSalit 9 hrs ago #5

In two weeks? hatrack 9 hrs ago #6

Sometimes Syph is hard to cure in fascist patients. They never could fix Hitler's cases. 3Hotdogs 9 hrs ago #7

Sorry Kean. Elected officials are held to a higher standard (supposedly...we are in the Trump era) NCDem47 8 hrs ago #8

I can not believe there Bettie 8 hrs ago #9

It is a swing district. A VERY strong candidate Rebbecca Bennett, like... NNadir 7 hrs ago #11

OK, I had heard Bettie 7 hrs ago #13

Regular folks would probably be out of a job by now-and applying for Unemployment insurance. riversedge 7 hrs ago #12

This should be an easy Democratic pickup in November Janbdwl72 7 hrs ago #15

Is he doing jail time somewhere? Autumn 7 hrs ago #14

Good question. yardwork 24 sec ago #18

One possibility... Long Covid ? Pluvious 4 hrs ago #16

For a formal viewing perhaps? Maru Kitteh 4 hrs ago #17