“I believe in her miracle, even if she is a Democrat.”
Then you are a sucker. According to her staff, she has trouble with big words. Ever read any legislation? Right now, she just votes as she is told to vote. OK, she did that before being shot as well.
Even before being shot, she divided her time between DC & Houston. As one of her constituents, I find that appalling. She also won by 1% of the vote last time, while outspending her opponent and lying about her record and support. She also has a history of standing in the well of the House, prepared to change her vote if Pelosi needed her to do so - is THAT a courageous person?
Miraculous recovery for someone who took what she did would be being able to walk, speak, and understand verbal commands etc. I saw two women have miraculous recoveries from head trauma. Both were in accidents. Yea several years later both were somewhat functional. One could read and carry on a basic conversation. That compared to where they were immediately after injury was a miracle. I knew another guy a patient where I once worked who had been in a nursing home 5 years with a head injury. In many ways it was like talking to a child. The next time I saw him he was living on his own in an apartment. His recovery even from where I first met him was miraculous.
I have some knowledge because I hung around a spinal and head injury rehab unit for a few months for my wifes spinal cord rehab and I've worked in nursing homes.
Maybe you should read this article Gabrielle Giffords Makes Debt Ceiling Vote; No Decision on Re-Election Campaign Where are HER comments at? Do you not find that strange? I don't. She obviously can function somewhat which is indeed miraculous. Yes in another year maybe longer she may make a lot more miraculous progress. But should her district go without full time representation?
By all means she should receive full retirement compensation as well as medical care as this was on the job injury. Beyond that she should get no better breaks than what you, me, the average person next door should get. I hope she recovers 100%. But I know most of the time it takes several years if ever to gain it back.
You sound like a DNC press release.