Bernie Sanders had a heart attack this past week. Interestingly enough, his campaign didn't announce that for days after it happened. Instead, they told us that Sanders had stents put into heart arteries to alleviate a partial blockage. Actually there had been a total blockage of one artery which had caused the heart attack.
Sanders is running for president as a Democrat. As a result, little notice has been taken by the media of the intentional lie from his campaign about his health. One can only imagine what would be said if the same had happened to President Trump. Maxine Waters would surely want to add it to any list of impeachable offenses.
Seriously, however, Bernie's heart attack should lead to his immediate exit from the presidential race. It's hard enough handling the rigors of a campaign. Being president, however, is not a job for the sick. We've had presidents in the past who suffered heart attacks while in office; the last was Dwight Eisenhower in the late 1950s. The pressures on a president, now, are even greater than they were back then. America needs to know that its president, whoever that may be, is healthy enough for the job.
Bernie would do well to withdraw from the race at this point. He should also realize that even if he stays in the race, there will just be too many people worried about his health for him to succeed in even getting the nomination.
Sanders is running for president as a Democrat. As a result, little notice has been taken by the media of the intentional lie from his campaign about his health. One can only imagine what would be said if the same had happened to President Trump. Maxine Waters would surely want to add it to any list of impeachable offenses.
Seriously, however, Bernie's heart attack should lead to his immediate exit from the presidential race. It's hard enough handling the rigors of a campaign. Being president, however, is not a job for the sick. We've had presidents in the past who suffered heart attacks while in office; the last was Dwight Eisenhower in the late 1950s. The pressures on a president, now, are even greater than they were back then. America needs to know that its president, whoever that may be, is healthy enough for the job.
Bernie would do well to withdraw from the race at this point. He should also realize that even if he stays in the race, there will just be too many people worried about his health for him to succeed in even getting the nomination.
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