Here we go again [grabs popcorn]

lol Fox News.

How many days has McConnell missed due to his "fractured rib"?

Who cares?

So you use a source that calls its viewer’s “terrorist cousin fuckers” and you expect normal people to take you seriously? Clearly you hate America.

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The majority of Fetterman's constituents, myself included want him to get healthy and fully support him. Fuck off Fox!

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Popcorn futures are at an all time high.

Hey, that's demeaning to terrorists because everyone knows they're all virgins.

In all seriousness can we skip by the he's better than any Republican no matter what condition he's in. He won the election, he is the senator.

He's been in a mental health facility for 6 weeks now, which is way beyond average for depression, it's obvious there's something more serious going on.

Once he's released what are your expectations of him as a senator? Should he be held to the same standards requiring him to carry the same workload as other senators? Do you expect him to be able to critically evaluate legislation and vote on it? Or will you be satisfied if he just votes party line?

>Or will you be satisfied if he just votes party line?

Yesssssssssssss.

For the concern trolling Republicans do in the guise of "I'm just asking questions" I don't care if Fetterman shows up in the black box from Star Trek and communicates only in beeps as long as he votes against the conservative agenda.

Every beep that is against anti trans and queer legislation is a victory. Every beep that puts a non heritage society stooge on the bench for a life time apointment is ecstacy. Hell if John Roberts and Clarence Thomas discovers their sense of decency and decide to give up the law and retire to raise alpacas in Montana and Fetterman gets to beep in two supreme court justices I probably will have an orgasm.

I've seen the absolutely repulsive options the Republicans would run for this seat and I'd take Fetterman in any condition over that.

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So how long does one usually take to get over depression? Surely the condition that affects everyone with different degrees of severity has a standardized timeframe that you have studies handy for.

Length of U.S. hospitalizations for mental health in 2016, by diagnosis

In my experience with a very close family member who suffered with depression and anxiety, 5 to 15 days seems to be the norm.

Oh my, your training in health related matters is diverse.

A healthy Toomey skipped twice the average senator roll call votes over his career. Comment please?

I don't know nor care about Toomey. My experience is personal with a close family member that has spent several stays in mental health facilities.

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> Once he’s released what are your expectations of him as a senator? Should he be held to the same standards requiring him to carry the same workload as other senators? Do you expect him to be able to critically evaluate legislation and vote on it? Or will you be satisfied if he just votes party line?

Oh, I thought you were more concerned about Fetterman’s production as a senator. My bad drawing a parallel to the frequent absence of his predecessor

>I don't know nor care about Toomey.

If you were better informed about Toomey and the seat, maybe you'd understand the stakes and why everyone's content to wait for Fetterman to recover.

Lol. Magically the depression is gone.

No. It doesn't magically go away, and it's not a joke.

Legally speaking, you can't take fox news seriously. Just ask the judge in Tucker's defamation case.

It just takes a couple days to get over, and then everything’s fine?

Does recovering from a stroke add or subtract recovery time from that chart?

Yeah there is something more serious going on than typical depression, it is depression caused by a stroke. While he is able to function as a normal person there are physical effects of that that changes who you are and what you can do. That's a big fucking change. Also the damage from a stroke may directly be the cause for depression. All of which he is seeking and obtaining treatment for. Which is something that if your insurance covers it should be considered normal. And it can happen to anybody. This man happens to be a senator. That doesn't mean he shouldn't seek treatment for either a condition exacerbated by a stroke or directly caused by a stroke.

Not at all. Those times on that chart are what it takes to diagnose the problem and figure out the best medication. In my experience most people don't get over depression they learn coping strategies along with medication. Just like a physical injury you're sent home to heal.

Absolutely, your health should always come first. From what I've read and from my grandmother's stroke it seems usually by the time you hit the one year mark you are recovered about as much as will happen with very minor improvements after that.

But six weeks is objectively too long for that to happen? I’m confused by your stance here.

Ask Tony Soprano

I'd be depressed too if I had to work with a pile of domestic terrorist trash everyday.

As someone who has worked very closely with stroke patients, this is an absolute horse shit lie.

I'd rather have a senator with a function prefrontal cortex who can string more than three coherent words together.

He had a fucking stroke. Yes. He's missed an "alarming amount" of votes. Surprise. Real life happens.