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Jul;ia Carson Tells Bush: No More Money for Occupa...

2007-10-17T11:47:00.000-05:00

Jul;ia Carson Tells Bush: No More Money for Occupation

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat?pid=243293

AS posted by someone else on my blog.Just spotted ...

2007-10-16T14:58:00.000-05:00

AS posted by someone else on my blog.

Just spotted this on House.gov

"October 26 Target Adjournment"

So after the adjournment it won't matter until the 2nd session of the 110th Congress opens up.

So she really has the rest of the YEAR off.

Must be nice to be able take 3+ months off from work.

Anonymous 6:38 is unchristian, evil and mean spiri...

2007-10-16T14:51:00.000-05:00

Anonymous 6:38 is unchristian, evil and mean spirited. Who is he/she to doubt the religious beliefs of another person.......who make her judge of people's sincere religious beliefs??

Update III, Update IV...how long is this going to ...

2007-10-16T12:40:00.000-05:00

Update III, Update IV...how long is this going to go on?

And will some reporter with an iota of journalistic balls, call on some medical expert at a university or hospital to answer this question:

"How common is it, for a patient to get an infection at the site of a vein harvest, 12 years afterward?"

The answer you will get is: it's almost unheard of.

Yet the media herd in this community sucks up any answer, even one provided a week after her initial hospitalization.

Shame on Matt Tully, who personally witnessed her cerebral meltdown on a TV interview show 18 months ago, and never, ever once asked about it.

Shame on the rest of the media for taking the spoon-fed pablum answers provided by Andy Jacobs and others, repeating them as fact, and not doing a little legwork themselves. No pun intended.

This is one of the most powerful positions in America. We have a right to know some basic health answers.

Julia won't provide them, and this lazy-ass excuse for media won't demand them.

I went to webmd.com for the above question, and read five excellent scholarly articles on related subjects.

(See how easy that is, Maureen, Matt, Jim, et al?) Media in this town wants to be too cozy with their news objects. It's not their job to be cozy.

Per the Congressional Record, Julia Carson's leave...

2007-10-16T12:03:00.000-05:00

Per the Congressional Record, Julia Carson's leave is now extended to October 31st.

12:22, She always checks in Methodist hospital und...

2007-10-16T08:15:00.000-05:00

12:22, She always checks in Methodist hospital under an alias. Last time it waa Ann Marie Jimenez.

Julia Carson is a hypocrit that says she a Christi...

2007-10-16T06:38:00.000-05:00

Julia Carson is a hypocrit that says she a Christian (Baptist) but choses astrology instead of pray as “The Answer” when determining how to cast her vote.

Ask God for forgiveness Julia. Put the star charts away and pray to God when you are troubled about a vote.

... and remove yourself from Congress. I want representation when I get taxed to death.

Maybe Wilson can chime in to confirm this.From the...

2007-10-16T05:56:00.000-05:00

Maybe Wilson can chime in to confirm this.

From the Indy Star

"If any member of Congress is forced to leave office, the governor would call a special election for the congressional district. Republicans and Democrats would choose their nominees at caucuses; the Libertarians would call a convention for their nominee; and independent candidates could get on the ballot by collecting petition signatures totaling 2.percent of the vote for secretary of state in the district in the last election."

My calculations show an independent would need about 3 thousand signatures to get on a ballot.

Sarah, if you really are so concerned about the v...

2007-10-16T05:31:00.000-05:00

Sarah, if you really are so concerned about the veto override of the SCHIP, why dont you and your fellow republicans talk with the 150+ republicans who wont vote for it....all you need is about a dozen more to override and get our children protected. Instead of worrying about one vote, you have over 150 you can work to convince.

I too would not wish illness on anyone. If she doe...

2007-10-16T02:43:00.000-05:00

I too would not wish illness on anyone. If she doesn't come back does that mean Sweet Pea and Wilson will disappear?

Point of Odor:Sarge Visher is now classified as a ...

2007-10-15T22:23:00.000-05:00

Point of Odor:

Sarge Visher is now classified as a "Senior Adviser". A fella named Leonard Simtek is now her CoS.

This is per Legistorm website

6:05 Eric Dickerson was right...a congressional di...

2007-10-15T22:21:00.000-05:00

6:05 Eric Dickerson was right...a congressional district is a terrible thing to waste!

-And Julia Carson is that waste

...her uninformed votes that disregard the people of this city on top of her disgraceful conduct/appearances are more than reprehensible.

It has been obvious for some time that The Democrat Machine has taken over her office, and been conducting all of her business except voting on the floor (which she hasn't been doing).

7:16 is WRONG! The medical condition (not records...

2007-10-15T22:18:00.000-05:00

7:16 is WRONG! The medical condition (not records) of a public elected official ARE THE ELECTORATE'S business. The electorate has a right and need to know if their representative is capable of fulfilling the obligations of the office upon which that person was elected.

P. S. In South Detroit, Indiana, where corruption & The Democrat Machine rules, all bets are off.

Our "Fool on Capitol Hill" is not voting due to he...

2007-10-15T21:25:00.000-05:00

Our "Fool on Capitol Hill" is not voting due to her now physical infirmities....(we all knew she's had mental infirmities for quite a while). But, aren't we better off without her casting votes for the outrageous and against the will of our city?

Remember when she voted to have international oversight of our elections?

P. S. Wilson is a trespasser. Pay no attention as she attempts to divert the thread & obfuscate the issue at hand.

She won't be back and you can take that to the ban...

2007-10-15T19:45:00.000-05:00

She won't be back and you can take that to the bank. Bart doesn't want her condition to get out because he's afraid he will lose the black vote that she brings by endorsing him. Think about it. She will not be back and everyone in her camp including Wilson knows it.

Sadly, Wilson, you and other Democrats seem to be ...

2007-10-15T19:27:00.000-05:00

Sadly, Wilson, you and other Democrats seem to be more concerned about Republicans pointing out the truth about Carson's health than about the need for Carson to actually VOTE about decent healthcare for America's children. Otherwise she would retire immediately, or get herself to D.C. to vote, and Democrats would make sure one of those two things happened.

How 'bout THEM apples, Wilson?

I disagree with most of you. A person's medical r...

2007-10-15T19:16:00.000-05:00

I disagree with most of you. A person's medical records and treatment are private and should remain so unless the person involved chooses to make them public. If and when Julia decides not to run, the repubs will run some right wing has been and lose again. That district is staying Democratic.

Eric Dickerson was right. "A congressional seat is...

2007-10-15T18:05:00.000-05:00

Eric Dickerson was right. "A congressional seat is a terrible thing to waste."

More important, he was a big-L Loser, just like Ballard will be.

It's this simple:When someone's sick, they call in...

2007-10-15T17:05:00.000-05:00

It's this simple:

When someone's sick, they call into the job. Absences are certainly allowed to a point, as in, when that employee's sick/personal days are used up. If the illness is chronic and no return to work is expected soon, the employee is put on short-term disability, then, if it still doesn't improve, long-term disability.

Disability, as in, "unable to work."

No one wishes Julia Carson illness. And we all hope she recovers soon. But it looks like she won't. Which is sad.

There comes a point in time when we--the employers--deserve a straight answer. It isn't about health care for children, Wilson--it's about representation of all of us.

If this were a Republican, or worse, a fellow Democrat whom the Center machine dislikes, there would be covert nonsense going on all over the place, likely instigated or pushed along by the Wilsons of the world. And you know that's the truth.

There is no escaping this fact: apply the same standards of service to JC you'd demand from anyone else.

With perhaps a dollop of extra sensitivity dialed in because she's served for so long.

That sensitivity from us, requires in turn, that her handlers tell us the truth promptly.

I'm not holding my breath.

Jeff, How is expecting the same accountability fro...

2007-10-15T17:00:00.000-05:00

Jeff, How is expecting the same accountability from an elected representative that is being exercised by her colleagues under similar circumstances equate to Julia bashing? We went through this same exercise in the last campaign. Every objective observer noticed Julia's declining health and the fact that her mental awareness faded in and out. The media kept it all hush, hush. When we talked about it on the blogs, we were just Julia bashers. Then on election day, Matt Tully observes Julia being told she filled out her ballot incorrectly and requiring the assistance of an aide to help her complete her election ballot. So why should anyone be surprised all these months later to learn she can't vote without the assistance of another colleague or aide in the House and her absences due to health problems gives her one of the worst attendance records this session. I'm frankly sick and tired of people throwing all common sense to the wind when it comes to judging Julia Carson. Eric Dickerson was right. "A congressional seat is a terrible thing to waste."

Why should I be spending time thinking about child...

2007-10-15T16:49:00.000-05:00

Why should I be spending time thinking about childrens' healthcare plight when my representative isn't there to vote for me? I can't put in a vote myself, that's what my representative is supposed to do. That, and reliquish the seat if she can't do the job.

It seems to me that partisan Julia-bashers are not...

2007-10-15T16:42:00.000-05:00

It seems to me that partisan Julia-bashers are not really helping their own cause. Perhaps instead of continuing to alienate all of the Dems in that district by incessantly trashing a sick old lady, they could be laying the groundwork for a moderate Republican challenger to start gathering support. There are plenty of folks in that district who are ready for a change.

But what does a dumb independent like me know? It must feel better to trash her than to talk about what it might take to take advantage of her shortcomings to make political inroads.

Julia wasn't there to vote for the Dem S-chip eith...

2007-10-15T16:04:00.000-05:00

Julia wasn't there to vote for the Dem S-chip either. So what good was she when she wasn't there to vote for it? Julia is no friend to the uninused.

Sadly, this Blog and other Republicans seem to be ...

2007-10-15T15:51:00.000-05:00

Sadly, this Blog and other Republicans seem to be more concerned about Julia's health than about the need for decent healthcare for America's children...

I predict we will know Carson's medical condition ...

2007-10-15T15:02:00.000-05:00

I predict we will know Carson's medical condition no sooner than November 7th. If she dies or is dying, we will be told about that a day or two BEFORE the election.

The reason is simple, a sick politician is a sign of weakness and a dead one garners sympathy.

Whichever way her condition goes, the stronger political effect is the one that will be used by her handlers.