[shrinkermd]

I watched Senator Kerry giving a speech this a.m. What shocked me was the Senator's appearance. He looked drawn and almost dehydrated. He was either very tired or he has an ongoing medical issue that is not being reported.

[reformedliberal]

Many of us have been noticing this for months, now. His color is always terrible.

Flying, of course, is dehydrating and he has been doing a lot of it. In an article listing the items his valet has to keep on hand, Immodium was mentioned. He also is said to be constantly sucking on a bottle of something that has been described as *pink*. Pepto or some bismuth concoction?

Stress effects some folks by over-activating the GI tract.

Even if Kerry doesn't have some major medical problem (like his hero JFKennedy), he does seem to be quite vulnerable to physical and emotional stress. NOT POTUS material, IMO.