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obviously it's stupid to suggest we can figure it out with any expectation of accuracy. That said... We can figure out enough to say "this ain't a good sign."
Also, its funny how the WebMD Symptom-thingy for headaches starts off with "Meh just a headache" and rapidly progresses to "yer gonna die" pretty quickly.... and we're not gonna get anything more accurate without... the, uh, full on routine.
I don't think CNN should be having medical experts on to talk about it at all. Report what happened, report the fallout. Wait until his doctors say something, with his permission, because it's nobody's business what his exact condition is even if it is detrimental to the Senate and its proceedings. Medical details are private. Period.
And CNN (and probably the other channels) has done this for decades. Most recently with Sanjay Gupta. Any time some major person appears to have a health issue, Gupta is there to speculate. I don't think it's his fault, he seems to be competent enough, but it's not CNN's business to do it.
"well, we can't really say much at all without a full workup, but, you know... that he really should go get looked at... and its possibly " might be okay. of course the nature of soundbites... that's gonna turn into "he deadman." pretty quickly.
I wish to God his health was his business alone, but I think he signed that right away upon becoming a (peace of shit) politician. His health has significant public ramifications and therefore falls within the public interest.