Scalise is critical

[brokephibroke]

I hope he survives and recovers quickly. I also hope he has an epiphany about his leadership efforts to destroy health care access in America. He is getting care without financial peril. If he was one of the 23,000,000 who will lose insurance, he would get care followed by debt and likely bankruptcy. Once stable, he would be returned to the street without access to follow up care or therapy.

He needs to reexamine his hatred of America while recovering.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

1. K & R

[Warpy]

2. I hope he makes it but I have no illusions about any epiphany

The one thing a conservative is incapable of is admitting he was wrong about anything. He's got his insurance, to hell with us.

If anything, he'll double down on all of it, with a slice of being punitive toward anyone to the left of Mussolini.

[The_Casual_Observer]

3. Wonder if he will do a 180 like the other 2nd amendment nuts that get shot.

[Kolesar]

4. Trump and Sessions appreciate the reprieve ... eom

[atreides1]

5. I hope he survives

But your hope that he has some kind of mind opening epiphany, is really a waste of hope! In his mind he is getting the care that goes with the job...and it's not his problem if 23,000,000 of his fellow Americans don't have access to the same care...because he got his, and that's all that matters!!!


Look at reality, he won't change, none of the members who were there will change their minds...

[Wednesdays]

6. That he is "critical" is news to me

Anybody have a source?

[mvd]

7. The hospital said so

But hopefully it is just an after surgery designation.

[cwydro]

8. Haven't heard that either.

Hope it's not true.

[brokephibroke]

9. Link

http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/14/politics/alexandria-virginia-shooting/index.html

[Barack_America]

10. "Critical" is a level of care designation, not a survival prediction.

He's likely still on a ventilator after surgery, which alone constitutes a "critical" level of care.

How quickly he gets off the ventilator is typically a function of his pre-incident general health (I.e. Obesity, heart disease status, etc.)

I anticipate (and hope) he'll come out of this okay.

[MichMary]

11. Might have nicked the femoral artery? n/t

[WhiteTara]

12. While I hope he survives and has an epiphany about gun control

He didn't want greater background checks. Maybe, if he (and I hope does) survive, I hope he understands the need for others to have protection from the people who are "crazy" that need to have guns kept out of their hands.

[brokephibroke]

13. That would require a CONservative to have two epiphanies

On health care and on common Gun sense. I would take one of two....

[WhiteTara]

14. You are an optimist!

Welcome to DU!

[brokephibroke]

15. Thanks and yes, I try to remain optimistic

Mainly because CONS never win in the long run...

[WhiteTara]

16. I'm waiting for the arc of the pendulum

to swing to justice and peace, but I've been waiting a long time.

[applegrove]

17. Vibes that he survives and becomes more interconnected to regular

Americans in his recovery.

[judesedit]

18. Not to mention gun laws. Get well quick Scalise

[judesedit]

19. He'll still have Obamacare. While we have Drumpf Deathcare