It appears Poppy is falling apart. Literally.

[CatWoman]

Mayo Clinic: Elder Bush has second hip replaced

ROCHESTER, Minnesota (CNN) -- Former President George H.W. Bush is "resting comfortably" after having his right hip replaced at the Mayo Clinic, the facility announced Thursday.

Bush, 82, the current president's father, went into surgery early Wednesday, according to a statement from the clinic.

"The surgery proceeded well, as expected. The president returned to his hospital room and is resting comfortably," the clinic reported.

It is Bush's second hip-replacement operation. Doctors at the Mayo Clinic replaced his left hip in 2000.

Bush checked into the clinic Tuesday and he is not expected to remain hospitalized long, said James Appleby, an aide to the elder Bush.

The Associated Press reported that the 41st U.S. president checked into the clinic after attending a funeral in Washington for former President Gerald Ford, where he delivered a eulogy.

Bush announced last week that he might have the replacement operation in January

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/04/bush.hip/index.html

[Not Me]

1. Oh, I hope he maintains his health for a while...

I DON'T THINK I CAN TAKE ANOTHER PREZ-FUNERAL-ORGY.

[Initech]

15. Oh god, imagine if he kicks the bucket in the next two years...

I don't even want to think about what kind of "rememberance" ceremonies they'll be giving him. It will be far worse than Reagan's. :puke:

Sad thing is, it probably will happen too. I saw Bush Sr. on TV the other day and he looks like death warmed over.

[Cooley Hurd]

2. Get well Poppy!

There's just NOT enough evil in the world without you!:evilgrin:

[Contrite]

3. Maybe they should replace his heart.

Or give him one.

[CatWoman]

4. Ladies and Gents

we have a winner!!! :)

[shain from kane]

22. It is said that physicians can separate a person from his wallet. That won't happen

easily to Bush, Sr. It would be the last thing to happen before he dies.

[Occulus]

39. One problem there:

Hearts pump blood. What runs through Cheney's veins is black and sticky.

[Contrite]

45. Agreed, but this is about Poppy

but, maybe, Dick got a transfusion from him--or were they both just born evil?

[rug]

5. The next scheduled Bush replacement operation is in 22 months.

[FogerRox]

30. 22 months, AH ha ha ha good one.. love it.

[Rex]

6. 82 ain't no spring chicken.

And I hear hip replacement is a very serious thing. Not stay hospitalized after a hip replacement? Hmmm...

[lapfog_1]

13. Fairly routine for the elderly.

Hips and knees.

My ex-girlfriends father has both knees done at the same time. three months later the old geezer was crushing me at tennis... he said his knees were BETTER than when he was 30 (I think he was exaggerating a bit there).

[Book Lover]

20. What a great world we live in, where you can say what you just have and have it be true

I wish (and am taking what action I can so that it can be so) that every elder in our nation (indeed, worldwide) has this stunning advance available to them.

[Rex]

21. Wow!

I guess one day lower torso replacement will be out-patient surgery. Biped or trackwheel? :evilgrin:

[WI_DEM]

7. I guess he's done skydiving on his birthday from now on

[AlCzervik]

8. you get old and parts wear out, my 86 year Nana is like the frigging bionic

woman, both knees and both hips.

[CatWoman]

9. doctor told me that I would need to have my knees replaced

when I hit my 60's.........

[AlCzervik]

12. they have some really good replacement parts now, Nana actually said

she wished she had her new knees 50 years ago.

[Skittles]

17. ?

how come Midori? You're my age - I have never had anything wrong with my knees although my hands are pretty stiff sometimes

[CatWoman]

24. the Army completely screwed up my knees

as a matter of fact, during Gulf War 1, I was in the hospital getting knee surgery.

my kneecaps are all but rubbed away.

I do, however, collect disability for the condition.

:hi:

[Skittles]

36. huh

my friend Betty, retired from the Army - her knees all fubarred too - see, I knew I was smart joing the Air Force :7

[cynatnite]

10. I have an uncle that's close...

both hips and one knee.

[Little Wing]

11. Babs must have been hungry again

[kskiska]

14. I have a feeling that if Poppy goes…

Junior will have a meltdown. He's very conflicted where the old man is concerned.

[Horse with no Name]

47. Only the good die young

That old bastard has a long time left.

[npincus]

16. a broken heart can do a lot of damage.

[stevedeshazer]

18. I just hope he doesn't die until he remembers where he was 11/22/63.

[PsN2Wind]

19. Let's hope he lives another twenty years

to be able to enjoy seeing what dimson has done to our country and the world.

[shain from kane]

23. I hope they threw in a free vascetomy. Don't want to take any chances that he will

reproduce again.

[elfin]

25. 3 Weeks until the next photo op judging by

my several friends who have had this done. Not like it used to be --- especially if you have top care not afforded to those of us lesser.

[blues90]

26. He looked out of kilter climbing up to the podium at Fords

I was waiting for his hip to blow out right then . I hope it's magnetic .

[Octafish]

27. What did they do with the old bones?

Geronimo wants to know.

[CatWoman]

28. lol, Octafish

:rofl:

[Divernan]

34. Tit for Tat, right? Cept Native Americans aren't lowlife Bonesmen.

nt

[shain from kane]

38. Let's start a secret society. Bones are OK. Still need that skull, though.

[superconnected]

29. uh he's his idiot sons connection to the arab empire that owns

america...

I'm willing to put up with the media orgy, so I can celebrate when he keels.

Now if only cheney, gw, rove, condosleeza and the rest of their slithering administration would kick it.

[bdamomma]

31. Well I guess he can't kick bush jr, in the backside anymore

too bad because Jr. needs it.

[SoCalDem]

32. Why am I hearing this in my head?

http://65.24.128.15/sounds/televis/six_million/theme1.mp3
http://65.24.128.15/sounds/televis/six_million/smbion.mp3

Steve Austin: astronaut. A man barely alive...

“Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to make the world’s first bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was before. Better. Stronger. Faster.”

[CatWoman]

33. hahahahahahahahahaha

:hi:

[frylock]

35. i can't wait to see the loooooooooooooovefest here when he goes nite-nite

[blogslut]

37. Good

That way, he'll be fit to stand......................trial.

[npincus]

40. Has Chimpy been for a visit? Has he called?

My guess is NOT. Maybe he had Laura do the deed.

[Bake]

41. I hope Poppy lives a long, long time

So he can "enjoy" seeing the mess Junior has made of the family name.

Bake

[dogday]

42. We will build him better, stronger,

and it did not even cost 6 million dollars.....

[Hubert Flottz]

43. I wish we could replace his sorry asshole...

son in the White House!

[Jim Warren]

44. I'll go with something like this

May he live long then strapped to a chair, eyes removed with a
melon baller. Nursed back to health. Lips sewn to a rubber hose connecting him to a 500 gallon nutrition shake. Nursed back to health. Fingers, hands, toes, feet, nose and genitals devoured by hungry pigs. Nursed back to health. Legs and arms ground to stubs with belt sander. Nursed back to health. Fitted with earphones that play only Christina Aguilera songs, and left alone to think about what he has done.

(courtesy the Buffalo Beast)

[Jacobin]

46. Maybe he should stop jumping out of fucking airplanes

trying to prove he's not a wimp.

He's little old for those stunts

I'm sick of these freaks