The surprise announcement on Friday that Arizona Senator John McCain underwent “minimally invasive” brain surgery to remove a blood clot above his left eye left the political world in shock. It also jeopardized passage of the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017, the GOP Senate replacement for Obamacare.
While Washington reeled from the news, there were confusing reports as to the details of McCain’s condition and what it might mean for the chances of a health care bill reaching President Donald Trump’s desk for signature this year.
Initial news reports appeared to downplay the seriousness of the procedure performed on the 80-year old senator, a persistent critic of President Trump and a fixture on mainstream media news shows as a political gadfly.
Over the weekend, medical experts began to weigh in on the McCain news and raise serious questions as to what his exact status might be. On the next page, you’ll find more background on his type of brain surgery and how long he might be sidelined before returning to work. Also, you’ll find out what it could mean for a health care bill passing in 2017.
Since when is he more important than healthcare. You know he would vote against it, so too bad. We can move on even without him
He has a brain?
I don’t wish anything bad against him, however, I do agree he has been way off base lately and that said could end up turning out badly. Who is in the wings to take his place if need be? That is an interesting question.
First they had to find it!
Try to put something in there that occasionally makes sense .
I would be surprised if they can find a brain in his head.
Anything to do with his brain HAS to be minimal!
He should have died on the operating table.
Well, well, well maybe the installed a working brain cause he sure didn’t have one.
I didn’t think he had one!