i was surprised at the right wing response to my post about mccain releasing his medical records.
some points:
a-he did not release 1200 pages of his medical records. he let a few people look at his 1200 page
medical records. he let them look for an hour and they weren’t allowed to take notes or document
anything. that to me is the sign of someone who has something to hide. the people who looked said that there
were definitely signs of serious health problems, but they needed more time to go over the documents.
the documents have since been under lock and key.
b-we are essentially ‘hiring’ john mccain to be chief executive of the united states. it’s a very important
position. if you ran a company would you hire a 72 year old with an extensive history of health problems to a 4 year contract without looking
at his health records? and how would you feel if the 72 year old adamantly refused to let
you see his 1200 page health records?
in asking to see john mccain’s health records i’m not attacking him. i’m merely stating that it’s common sense to want
to see the health records of someone running for president who is older and has a history of serious health problems, especially
if medical professionals have en masse stated that his health problems might prevent him from finishing his term
in office.
i’m not a doctor, but the 30,000 doctors who signed a document expressing grave concerns about senator mccain’s health
would seem to know what they’re talking about.
there’s a simple way to make this issue go away, and that is for senator mccain(and all of the candidates)to release
their health records.
moby