Posted on 09/04/2012 9:25:43 PM PDT by Zakeet
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has been absent from Congress for almost three months — and today, his father, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, said he could not even guess when his son might return to Capitol Hill.
“I don’t want to hazard a guess,” Jackson said in an interview on the ABC News/Yahoo Democratic National Convention live stream. “I mean, I’m a father in this, not — not medical adviser,” he said. “He must make that decision as to whether … he can continue to serve.”
When Jesse Jackson Jr. abruptly took a leave of absence from Congress in early June, staffers initially pointed to “exhaustion” as the reason for his sudden disappearance, but ABC News later learned he was being treated for bipolar disorder at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.
“We love him so much. We’re so caught off-guard by what happened to him, but he’s recovering, and we want him to take his time,” Jackson said. “He is slowly regaining, but he must prioritize his health and let nothing come before his health.”
Jackson said he visits his son at least once a week and sees improvement.
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LOL!!!!
Sadly, JJ Jr must be batshit crazy to be locked up as an inpatient for so long.
BINGO!!!! Is he still in the MAYO Clinic??? He’ll stay where he is until the staute of limitations runs out!!
he was being treated for bipolar disorder...HMMMM. A personality (so called disease) is reason for locking him up?
He needs to resign. Yesterday.
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