Political Frailty

[polar duck 481]

On 18/08/2023 at 09:58, Ulitzer95 said:

James L. Buckley (wiki), New York Senator (1971–1977) and federal judge, dead at 100.

5 hours ago, Drewsky1211 said:

Former Minnesota governor and representative Al Quie dead at 99.

The two oldest living congressmen died within one day of each other.

 

CORRECTION: they actually died on the same day

Edited August 19, 2023 by polar duck
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[Toast 14,847]

42 minutes ago, Insane said:

My Grandfather,Mitchell and some other guy went in the woods one day and they had to go to the bathroom but it turns out they went to the bathroom over poison ivy 

 

This just goes to show what a ridiculous euphemism "going to the bathroom" is. 

 

When Brits say "I went to the bathroom in my (under)pants" they mean they walked to the bathroom while not fully dressed.

Americans mean that they pissed themselves.

 

There are plenty of better ways of saying that you urinated or defecated.

[arrowsmith 334]

32 minutes ago, polar duck said:

The two oldest living congressmen died within one day of each other.

Not really. The oldest senator, congressman, federal judge, and governor did though. 

[drol 10,062]

1 hour ago, polar duck said:

The two oldest living congressmen died within one day of each other.

They died the same day.

 

It never happens with Song Ping and Zou Yu just to say...

[Gisooo 2,548]

On 12/01/2023 at 13:48, arghton said:

some minor "could be dead"-names such as Gennady Voronovsky, Les Vasilyev and Nikolai Lukonin. Betting that half of these will be dead by 2024.

 

Soviet and Russian industrialist, Minister of Machinery Lev Vasilyev (Wiki) dead at 98

[Kenny 281]

Frank Field and Dennis Skinner are still taking the piss!

[Keytasker 37]

With Al Quie's death, Merwin Coad of Iowa is now the only living person to serve in Congress during the 1950s. As such, Coad is the last Congressman to vote on the admission of Alaska and Hawaii, the last from the creation of NASA, and the last from the Eisenhower presidency. He's an, uh, interesting character

 

Buckley's death leaves only two Senators still alive who served prior to the election of Joe Biden in 1972. They are Fred Harris of Oklahoma, and Bob Packwood of Oregon. Those with long memories may recall that Packwood is, like Coad, also a rather scummy character.

[DaDeathGuy 202]

On 09/03/2023 at 15:44, Toast said:

 

He wishes.

Oh, what an own. I wait until marriage to have sex like the Bible says to.

[arrowsmith 334]

4 hours ago, DaDeathGuy said:

Oh, what an own. I wait until marriage to have sex like the Bible says to.

You dredged up a six month old quote to say that? Find something else to do with your time. 

[arghton 6,124]

On 02/08/2022 at 23:10, arghton said:

4. Spain (Including "less notable" names up to 1927)

...

Jordi Pujol (1930) President of the Government of Catalonia 1980-2003. Ancient and doesn't look healthy.

 

Pasqual Maragall (1941) Barcelona Mayor 1982-1997, Catalonia Govt President 2003-2006, Peter Falk's disease since 2006/2007.

Jordi Pujol accidentally says his successor Pasqual Maragall is dead. He probably meant he's "still alive but gone", but still quite a slip.

[alt obits guy 3,098]

James Bartleman, the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario from March 2002 to September 2007, died late last week. He was 83. Bartleman was the first person of Aboriginal descent to hold the post. His successor, David Onley, died in January 2023.

 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/james-bartleman-indigenous-ontario-obituary-1.6940021

[Sinbabad 826]

Spanish Jose Luis Alvarez, who was mayor of Madrid from 1978 to 1979, and Secretary of Transports and Agriculture under Adolfo Suarez, the first democratically elected Prime Minister since Franco’s death, has died aged 93.

[Summer in Transylvania 1,618]

Lê Văn Thành, Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam since 2021, dead at 60.

[Summer in Transylvania 1,618]

42 minutes ago, drol said:

Former Congolese FM Charles Assemekang (wiki) died in 1991.

Former Congolese FM Benjamin Bounkoulou (wiki) dead at 80.

[alt obits guy 3,098]

Keith Spicer, Canada's first official languages commissioner and a former commissioner of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), has died. He was 89. Spicer held the former position from 1970-77, the latter from 1989-96.

 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/keith-spicer-obituary-languages-commissioner-1.6946320

[YoungWillz 19,100]

On 28/12/2022 at 21:38, mollyafox said:

Jamie Raskin, U.S. Democratic Congressman and member of the "January 6th Committee", has a serious but curable form of cancer. 

Jamie Raskin said on CNN just there he is cancer free. 

[Zsa Zsa's leg 751]

Not that he was ever a picture of health, but former UN Ambassador/National Sec Advisor/Warmongerer John Bolton looks horrible on CNN right now, like noticeably worse than recently. 

[Sinbabad 826]

Chilean Belisario Velasco, former Minister of the Interior from 2006 to 2008, has died aged 87.

[polar duck 481]

List of US Cabinet members from the 20th century:

 

Richard Nixon (1969–1974) – EXTINCT

  Richard Nixon (1969–1974)

VP: Spiro Agnew (1918–1996; 77), Gerald Ford (1913–2006; 93)

Secretary of State: William P. Rogers (1913–2001; 87), Henry Kissinger (1923–2023; 100)
Secretary of the Treasury: David Kennedy (1905–1996; 90), John Connally (1917–1993; 76), George Shultz (1920–2021; 100), William Simon (1927–2000; 72)
Secretary of Defense: Melvin Laird (1922–2016; 94), Elliot Richardson (1920–1999; 79), James Schlesinger (1929–2014; 85)
Attorney General: John N. Mitchell (1913–1988; 75), Richard Kleindienst (1923–2000; 76), Elliot Richardson (1920–1999; 79), William Saxbe (1916–2010; 94)
Postmaster General: Red Blount (1921–2002; 81)

Secretary of the Interior: Wally Hickel (1919–2010; 90), Rogers Morton (1914–1979; 64)
Secretary of Agriculture: Clifford Hardin (1915–2010; 94), Earl Butz (1909–2008; 98)

Secretary of Commerce: Maurice Stans (1908–1998; 90), Peter Peterson (1926–2018; 91), Frederick B. Dent (1922–2019; 97)
Secretary of Labor: George Shultz (1920–2021; 100), James Day Hodgson (1915–2012; 96), Peter Brennan (1918–1996; 78)

Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare: Robert Finch (1925–1995; 70),  Elliot Richardson (1920–1999; 79), Caspar Weinberger (1917–2006; 88)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: George Romney (1907–1995; 88), James Lynn (1927–2010; 83)
Secretary of Transportation: John Volpe (1908–1994; 85), Claude Brinegar (1926–2009; 82)

 

Gerald Ford (1974–1977)

Spoiler

VP: Nelson Rockefeller (1908–1979; 70)
Secretary of State: Henry Kissinger (1923–2023; 100)
Secretary of the Treasury:  William Simon (1927–2000; 72)
Secretary of Defense: James Schlesinger (1929–2014; 85), Donald Rumsfeld (1932–2021; 88)
Attorney General: William Saxbe (1916–2010; 94), Edward H. Levi (1911–2000; 88) 
Secretary of the Interior: Rogers Morton (1914–1979; 64), Stanley Hathaway (1924–2005; 81), Thomas Kleppe (1919–2007; 87)
Secretary of Agriculture: Earl Butz (1909–2008; 98), John Knebel (b. 1936)

Secretary of Commerce: Frederick B. Dent (1922–2019; 97), Rogers Morton (1914–1979; 64), Elliot Richardson (1920–1999; 79)
Secretary of Labor: Peter Brennan (1918–1996; 78),  John T. Dunlop (1914–2003; 89), William Usery (1923–2016; 92)

Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare: Caspar Weinberger (1917–2006; 88), F. David Matthews (b. 1935)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: James Lynn (1927–2010; 83), Carla Hills (b. 1934)
Secretary of Transportation: Claude Brinegar (1926–2009; 82), Bill Coleman (1920–2017; 96)

 

Jimmy Carter (1977–1981)

Spoiler

VP: Walter Mondale (1928–2021; 93)
Secretary of State: Cyrus Vance (1917–2002; 84), Ed Muskie (1914–1996; 81)
Secretary of the Treasury: W. Michael Blumenthal (b. 1926), G. William Miller (1925–2006; 81)
Secretary of Defense: Harold Brown (1927–2019; 91)
Attorney General: Griffin Bell (1918–2009; 90), Ben Civiletti (1935–2022; 87)
Secretary of the Interior: Cecil Andrus (1931–2017; 85)
Secretary of Agriculture: Bob Bergland (1928–2018; 90)

Secretary of Commerce: Juanita Kreps (1921–2010; 89), Philip Klutznick (1907–1999; 92)
Secretary of Labor: Ray Marshall (b. 1928)

Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare: Joe Califano (b. 1931), Patricia Roberts Harris (1924–1985; 60)
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and Human Services: Patricia Roberts Harris (1924–1985; 60)

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Patricia Roberts Harris (1924–1985; 60), Moon Landrieu (1930–2022; 92)
Secretary of Transportation: Brock Adams (1927–2004; 77), Neil Goldschmidt (b. 1940)

Secretary of Energy: James Schlesinger (1929–2014; 85), Charles Duncan Jr. (1926–2022; 96)

Secretary of Education: Shirley Hufstedler (1925–2016; 90)

 

Ronald Reagan (1981–1989)

Spoiler

VP: George H.W. Bush (1924–2018; 94)
Secretary of State: Alexander Haig (1924–2010; 85), George Shultz (1920–2021; 100)
Secretary of the Treasury: Donald Regan (1918–2003; 84),  James Baker (b. 1930), Nicholas F. Brady (b. 1930)
Secretary of Defense: Caspar Weinberger (1917–2006; 88), Frank Carlucci (1930–2018; 87)
Attorney General: William French Smith (1917–1990; 73), Edwin Meese (b. 1931), Dick Thornburgh (1932–2020; 88)
Secretary of the Interior: James G. Watt (1938–2023; 85), William P. Clark Jr. (1931–2018; 81), Donald Hodel (b. 1935)
Secretary of Agriculture: John Block (b. 1935), Richard Lyng (1918–2003; 84)

Secretary of Commerce: Malcolm Baldridge Jr.* (1922–1987; 64), William Verity Jr. (1917–2007; 89), 
Secretary of Labor: Raymond Donovan (1930–2021; 90), Bill Brock (1930–2021; 90), Ann McLoughlin (1941–2023; 81)

Secretary of Health and Human Services: Richard Schweiker (1926–2015; 89), Margeret Heckler (1931–2018; 87), Otis Bowen (1918–2013; 95)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Samuel Pierce (1922–2000; 78)
Secretary of Transportation: Drew Lewis (1931–2016; 84), Elizabeth Dole (b. 1936), James Burnley IV (b. 1948)

Secretary of Energy: James Edwards (1987–2014; 87), Donald Hodel (b. 1935), John Herrington  (b. 1939)

Secretary of Education: Terrel Bell (1921–1996; 74), William Bennett (b. 1943)

 

George H.W. Bush (1989–1993)

Spoiler

VP: Dan Quayle (b. 1947)
Secretary of State: James Baker (b. 1930),  Lawrence Engleburger (1930–2011; 80)
Secretary of the Treasury: Nicholas F. Brady (b. 1930)
Secretary of Defense: Dick Cheney (b. 1941)
Attorney General: Dick Thornburgh (1932–2020; 88), William Barr (b. 1950)
Secretary of the Interior: Manuel Lujan Jr. (1928–2019; 90)
Secretary of Agriculture: Clayton Yeutter (1930–2017; 86), Ed Madigan (1936–1994; 58)

Secretary of Commerce: Robert Mosbacher Sr. (1927–2010; 82), Barbara Franklin (b. 1940)
Secretary of Labor: Elizabeth Dole (b. 1936), Lynn Martin (b. 1939)

Secretary of Health and Human Services: Louis Sullivan (b. 1933),
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Jack Kemp (1935–2009; 73)
Secretary of Transportation: Samuel Skinner (b. 1938), Andy Card (b. 1947)

Secretary of Energy: James Watkins (1927–2012; 85)

Secretary of Education: Lauro Cavazos (1927–2022; 95), Lamar Alexander (b. 1940)

Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Ed Derwinski (1926–2012; 85)

 

Bill Clinton (1993–2001)

Spoiler

VP: Al Gore (b. 1948)

Secretary of State: Warren Christopher (1925–2011; 85), Madeline Albright (1937–2022; 84)
Secretary of the Treasury: Lloyd Bentsen (1921–2006; 85), Robert Rubin (b. 1938), Lawrence Summers (b. 1954)
Secretary of Defense: Les Aspin (1938–1995; 56), William J. Perry (b. 1927), William Cohen (b. 1940)
Attorney General: Janet Reno (1938–2016; 78)
Secretary of the Interior: Bruce Babbitt (b. 1938)
Secretary of Agriculture: Mike Espy (b. 1953), Dan Glickman (b. 1944)

Secretary of Commerce: Ron Brown* (1941–1996; 54), Mickey Cantor (b. 1939), William M. Daley (b. 1948), Norman Mineta (1931–2022; 90)
Secretary of Labor: Robert Reich (b. 1946), Alexis Herman (b. 1947)

Secretary of Health and Human Services: Donna Shalala (b. 1941)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Henry Cisneros (b. 1947), Andrew Cuomo (b. 1957)
Secretary of Transportation: Federico Peña (b. 1947), Rodney Slater (b. 1955)

Secretary of Energy: Hazel O'Leary (b. 1937), Federico Peña (b. 1947), Bill Richardson (1947–2023; 75)

Secretary of Education: Richard Riley (b. 1933)

Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Jesse Brown (1944–2002; 58), Togo West (1942–2018; 75)

Edited November 30, 2023 by polar duck
updated for Kissinger

[Szabaka 87]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/08/29/steve-scalise-blood-cancer-diagnosed-house-republicans/70707798007/

 

Steve Scalise: treatable blood cancer

[Deathrace 1,099]

3 hours ago, polar duck said:

List of US Cabinet members from the 20th century:

 

Richard Nixon (1969–1974)

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VP: Spiro Agnew (1918–1996; 77), Gerald Ford (1913–2006; 93)

Secretary of State: William P. Rogers (1913–2001; 87), Henry Kissinger (b. 1923)
Secretary of the Treasury: David Kennedy (1905–1996; 90), John Connally (1917–1993; 76), George Shultz (1920–2021; 100), William Simon (1927–2000; 72)
Secretary of Defense: Melvin Laird (1922–2016; 94), Elliot Richardson (1920–1999; 79), James Schlesinger (1929–2014; 85)
Attorney General: John N. Mitchell (1913–1988; 75), Richard Kleindienst (1923–2000; 76), Elliot Richardson (1920–1999; 79), William Saxbe (1916–2010; 94)
Postmaster General: Red Blount (1921–2002; 81)

Secretary of the Interior: Wally Hickel (1919–2010; 90), Rogers Morton (1914–1979; 64)
Secretary of Agriculture: Clifford Hardin (1915–2010; 94), Earl Butz (1909–2008; 98)

Secretary of Commerce: Maurice Stans (1908–1998; 90), Peter Peterson (1926–2018; 91), Frederick B. Dent (1922–2019; 97)
Secretary of Labor: George Shultz (1920–2021; 100), James Day Hodgson (1915–2012; 96), Peter Brennan (1918–1996; 78)

Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare: Robert Finch (1925–1995; 70),  Elliot Richardson (1920–1999; 79), Caspar Weinberger (1917–2006; 88)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: George Romney (1907–1995; 88), James Lynn (1927–2010; 83)
Secretary of Transportation: John Volpe (1908–1994; 85), Claude Brinegar (1926–2009; 82)

 

Gerald Ford (1974–1977)

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VP: Nelson Rockefeller (1908–1979; 70)
Secretary of State: Henry Kissinger (b. 1923)
Secretary of the Treasury:  William Simon (1927–2000; 72)
Secretary of Defense: James Schlesinger (1929–2014; 85), Donald Rumsfeld (1932–2021; 88)
Attorney General: William Saxbe (1916–2010; 94), Edward H. Levi (1911–2000; 88) 
Secretary of the Interior: Rogers Morton (1914–1979; 64), Stanley Hathaway (1924–2005; 81), Thomas Kleppe (1919–2007; 87)
Secretary of Agriculture: Earl Butz (1909–2008; 98), John Knebel (b. 1936)

Secretary of Commerce: Frederick B. Dent (1922–2019; 97), Rogers Morton (1914–1979; 64), Elliot Richardson (1920–1999; 79)
Secretary of Labor: Peter Brennan (1918–1996; 78),  John T. Dunlop (1914–2003; 89), William Usery (1923–2016; 92)

Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare: Caspar Weinberger (1917–2006; 88), F. David Matthews (b. 1935)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: James Lynn (1927–2010; 83), Carla Hills (b. 1934)
Secretary of Transportation: Claude Brinegar (1926–2009; 82), Bill Coleman (1920–2017; 96)

 

Jimmy Carter (1977–1981)

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VP: Walter Mondale (1928–2021; 93)
Secretary of State: Cyrus Vance (1917–2002; 84), Ed Muskie (1914–1996; 81)
Secretary of the Treasury: W. Michael Bloomenthal (b. 1926), G. William Miller (1925–2006; 81)
Secretary of Defense: Harold Brown (1927–2019; 91)
Attorney General: Griffin Bell (1918–2009; 90), Ben Civiletti (1935–2022; 87)
Secretary of the Interior: Cecil Andrus (1931–2017; 85)
Secretary of Agriculture: Bob Bergland (1928–2018; 90)

Secretary of Commerce: Juanita Kreps (1921–2010; 89), Philip Klutznick (1907–1999; 92)
Secretary of Labor: Ray Marshall (b. 1928)

Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare: Joe Califano (b. 1931), Patricia Roberts Harris (1924–1985; 60)
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and Human Services: Patricia Roberts Harris (1924–1985; 60)

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Patricia Roberts Harris (1924–1985; 60), Moon Landrieu (1930–2022; 92)
Secretary of Transportation: Brock Adams (1927–2004), Neil Goldschmidt (b. 1940)

Secretary of Energy: James Schlesinger (1929–2014; 85), Charles Duncan Jr. (1926–2022; 96)

Secretary of Education: Shirley Hufstedler (1925–2016; 90)

 

Ronald Reagan (1981–1989)

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VP: George H.W. Bush (1924–2018; 94)
Secretary of State: Alexander Haig (1924–2010; 85), George Shultz (1920–2021; 100)
Secretary of the Treasury: Donald Regan (1918–2003; 84),  James Baker (b. 1930), Nicholas F. Brady (b. 1930)
Secretary of Defense: Caspar Weinberger (1917–2006; 88), Frank Carlucci (1930–2018; 87)
Attorney General: William French Smith (1917–1990; 73), Edwin Meese (b. 1931), Dick Thornburgh (1932–2020; 88)
Secretary of the Interior: James G. Watt (1938–2023; 85), William P. Clark Jr. (1931–2018; 81), Donald Hodel (b. 1935)
Secretary of Agriculture: John Block (b. 1935), Richard Lyng (1918–2003; 84)

Secretary of Commerce: Malcolm Baldridge Jr. (1922–1987; 64), William Verity Jr. (1917–2007; 89), 
Secretary of Labor: Raymond Donovan (1930–2021; 90), Bill Brock (1930–2021; 90), Ann McLoughlin (1941–2023; 81)

Secretary of Health and Human Services: Richard Schweiker (1926–2015; 89), Margeret Heckler (1931–2018; 87), Otis Bowen (1918–2013; 95)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Samuel Pierce (1922–2000; 78)
Secretary of Transportation: Drew Lewis (1931–2016; 84), Elizabeth Dole (b. 1936), James Burnley IV (b. 1948)

Secretary of Energy: James Edwards (1987–2014; 87), Donald Hodel (b. 1935), John Herrington  (b. 1939)

Secretary of Education: Terrel Bell (1921–1996; 74), William Bennett (b. 1943)

 

George H.W. Bush (1989–1993)

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VP: Dan Quayle (b. 1947)
Secretary of State: James Baker (b. 1930),  Lawrence Engleburger (1930–2011; 80)
Secretary of the Treasury: Nicholas F. Brady (b. 1930)
Secretary of Defense: Dick Cheney (b. 1941)
Attorney General: Dick Thornburgh (1932–2020; 88), William Barr (b. 1950)
Secretary of the Interior: Manuel Lujan Jr. (1928–2019; 90)
Secretary of Agriculture: Clayton Yeutter (1930–2017; 86), Ed Madigan (1936–1994; 58)

Secretary of Commerce: Robert Mosbacher Sr. (1927–2010; 82), Barbara Franklin (b. 1940)
Secretary of Labor: Elizabeth Dole (b. 1936), Lynn Martin (b. 1939)

Secretary of Health and Human Services: Louis Sullivan (b. 1933),
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Jack Kemp (1935–2009; 73)
Secretary of Transportation: Samuel Skinner (b. 1938), Andy Card (b. 1947)

Secretary of Energy: James Watkins (1927–2012; 85)

Secretary of Education: Lauro Cavazos (1927–2022; 95), Lamar Alexander (b. 1940)

Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Ed Derwinski (1926–2012; 85)

 

Bill Clinton (1993–2001)

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VP: Al Gore (b. 1948)

Secretary of State: Warren Christopher (1925–2011; 85), Madeline Albright (1937–2022; 84)
Secretary of the Treasury: Lloyd Bentsen (1921–2006; 85), Robert Rubin (b. 1938), Lawrence Summers (b. 1954)
Secretary of Defense: Les Aspin (1938–1995; 56), William J. Perry (b. 1927), William Cohen (b. 1940)
Attorney General: Janet Reno (1938–2016; 78)
Secretary of the Interior: Bruce Babbitt (b. 1938)
Secretary of Agriculture: Mike Espy (b. 1953), Dan Glickman (b. 1944)

Secretary of Commerce: Ron Brown* (1941–1996; 54), Mickey Cantor (b. 1939), William M. Daley (b. 1948), Norman Mineta (1931–2022; 90)
Secretary of Labor: Robert Reich (b. 1946), Alexis Herman (b. 1947)

Secretary of Health and Human Services: Donna Shalala (b. 1941)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Henry Cisneros (b. 1947), Andrew Cuomo (b. 1957)
Secretary of Transportation: Federico Peña (b. 1947), Rodney Slater (b. 1955)

Secretary of Energy: Hazel O'Leary (b. 1937), Federico Peña (b. 1947), Bill Richardson (b. 1947)

Secretary of Education: Richard Riley (b. 1933)

Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Jesse Brown (1944–2002; 58), Togo West (1942–2018; 75)

In many ways a remarkable list from Nixon through to Clinton. Only about 15-20% of those names appeared not to make 80 with a good number in all administrations making it into their 90s plus a few centenarian men which is very rare as we know. Certainly a lot more longevity than their British equivalents over the same period albeit some of Thatcher's administration have made old bones eg Tebbit, Heseltine, Carrington. 

[Comped 368]

3 hours ago, Szabaka said:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/08/29/steve-scalise-blood-cancer-diagnosed-house-republicans/70707798007/

 

Steve Scalise: treatable blood cancer

He'll be fine. High up congressional leaders (and a potential next Speaker of the House) get great medical treatment.

 

If he didn't die in what was arguable an assassination attempt that left him in much worse shape...

[Kenny 281]

Mitch McConnell?

[Gisooo 2,548]

Fritz H. Windhorst (Wiki), who is known for being appointed as the youngest United States Commissioner and for serving five terms as a Louisiana State Senator for Districts 7 and 8 and representing both Orleans and Jefferson Parishes on the Westbank of the Greater New Orleans Region dead at 88

 

[RadGuy 1,605]

Bill Richardson dead aged 75.

 

Former Governor of New Mexico who also served as Secretary of Energy and UN ambassador under the Clinton administration. Unsuccessfully sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008.