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Kerry’s Surgery


John Kerry is off the campaign trail for a few weeks:

As Sen. John Kerry prepares to go under the knife for a shoulderinjury tomorrow, he got grim news from his doctor.

For a regular person, his prognosis is excellent. But for a politician in the throes of a major political campaign, it was close to terminal:

  • No handshaking for at least three weeks.
  • No high-fiving or fist-pumping for five to six weeks.
  • And no baby-hugging for at least eight weeks.
“This will be done on an out-patient basis and I expect a full recovery,” said Dr. Bertram Zarins, head of sports medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. “Within two or three weeks, he’ll be shaking hands again.”

For a pol going head-to-head with President Bush, three weeks is an eternity without a rope line.

But I’m sure the lying liberal media will keep the anti-Bush stories coming while Kerry is away. So don’t expect any let up in the campaign.

-- PoliPundit