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He got elected as a Democrat with a decently progressive policy platform, had a stroke, then said, "all the progressiveness has left my body" and turned his back on the constituents who elected him. He'll get sympathy when he resigns for health reasons and not a moment before that.

Until then he's just another brain damaged liar and a traitor to his constituents, like his new friend Lil Donnie.

Would you feel the same way if his stroke destroyed his ability to drive a car but he insisted on continuing to do so anyway and kept putting lives at risk? It would be great if if can make a full recovery, and I certainly hope he can, but he needs to get the fuck out of the driver's seat until he does so.

Most folks are pissed that he is in office, which is completely fucken reasonable. Fact of the matter is a stroke is as much a mental health issue as it is a physical issue. Just like how I remove myself from people when I'm in an autistic meltdown Fetterman should remove himself from politics. But what do I know I'm just a bloodthirsty Californian who wishes to lash 99.9 percent of politicians to crosses.

I can understand both sides here.

On the one hand I have empathy with him like with any victim of such a life-altering injury and wish him a swift and full recovery. I don't want people to suffer and, quite frankly, "the brain doesn't work right anymore" is one of my personal horror scenarios.

On the other hand this kind of behavior is a huge problem in someone capable of making decisions that can alter the lives of other people – millions of them, in this case. He has enough power to ruin a lot of people's lives, intentionally or not.

Even as someone who isn't impacted by his mental fitness in any way, I'd agree that removing him from office seems like a good move. That man needs rest, not the stress of a high-profile political office during interesting times. And his state needs someone with a level head, which doesn't mesh well with a semi-recent traumatic brain injury.

And, well, this is a politics community so guess which part the discussion will focus on. (Also, this is online so people are inclined to be assholes.)

Fuck your feelings, and fuck his feelings.

Sounds like everyone else is weirdly angry that he's STILL IN OFFICE causing problems when he's clearly not fit for the job, regardless of the reason? Isn't that the more pressing concern than his health, him being an utter stranger to almost everyone?

Why do people need to be kind and sensitive toward someone's recovery while that person insists on keeping a position of extreme responsibility, and constantly fucks it up, while "recovering"?

Crappy take, friend. And the "so much for tolerance" is such a loaded phrase, you almost sound insincere, to boot. We don't owe these politicians a fuckin thing, CERTAINLY not some prioritized level of compassion. Get real!

So much for tolerance... in anonymous online forums? Schadenfreude for public figures is easy enough to come by in real life that it should be no surprise to see it shine through online