Posted on 01/21/2011 8:32:51 AM PST by Libloather
Let me be the first to say it. I hope she fully recovers, and she appears to be demonstrating remarkable strength and resiliency. If Kyle decides to retire in 2012, look for her to run for the Senate..and probably win..
Sure it’s not Amber Lamps?
Absolutely. I am a legislative district chair. The safeway where the incident occurred is in my district; in fact not far away from where we were holding our monthly district meeting.
It was after the close fo the meeting when we were cleaning up and chatting that we found out what happened, and all of us staunch Republicans who campaigned hard against her, were horrified; we all cried and formed a circle and prayed for her.
She is a lovely, gracious person and I hope for the best for her and her family.
Very nice sentiments and I agree with you completely. Thank God your prayers have been answered.
ML/NJ
I agree. I wish her well, too, but I really don’t need a play-by-play analysis of her recovery.
There were other people who were injured and died that day who were no more or less important than she is.
I wish the media would just give it a rest.
Doesn’t her husband live in Houston?
I found this -
Captain Kelly said that he chose the Houston hospital because of its reputation and location. “It will let me be there, by her side, as much as possible every single day,” he said.
Captain Kelly, an astronaut scheduled to lead NASA’s final space shuttle mission this spring, added that being in Houston was essential if he was to “consider the possibility of going back to work.”
Lots of things.
You'll have to be more specific. ;-)
I take it you’re in Houston!.....................
I'm in Baghdad. Where I work.
But Houston is home and I was just there last month on R&R. It's where I return every so often to get my bearings back and where I'll return for good one day, Lord willing. :)
Back in Baghdad!.......Stay warm. Stay safe. Stay alive...........;^)
Months of recovery?
Meanwhile her district goes unrepresented?
If she were a Republican the blamestream would be crying about ‘how unfair that is to her constituents’. She should resign!
Can Giffords Legally Keep Her House Seat?
As Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., recovers from injuries suffered during the Jan. 8 shooting in Tucson, questions have begun to circulate regarding whether or not she will be able to keep her congressional seat as she continues her recuperation.
Arizona state law says that an elected office is considered to be vacant if the “person holding the office ceases to discharge the duties of office for three consecutive months.” But, because Giffords is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Constitution determines the qualifications for serving in Congress, legal authorities quoted this week in The Washington Post have concluded that this state law does not apply to Giffords and that any attempt to vacate her congressional seat using a state law would be unconstitutional.
In the midst of the extensive news coverage about the shooting itself, Jared Loughner’s history of disturbing behavior and whether he should have been identified as someone who required mental health services, and the aftermath of the shooting and its impact on the national political scene, few have asked until recently if Giffords will be able to serve in Congress over the long term or whether she even wishes to do so. Her staff is reported to be continuing to work on her behalf, but there are certain roles they cannot fill in her absence, like voting on bills. There seems to have been little discussion in the news as to how long the House can wait until it must decide whether Giffords is incapable of performing the duties of her office.
http://legalblogwatch.typepad.com/legal_blog_watch/2011/01/as-rep-gabrielle-giffords-d-ariz-continues-to-recover-questions-have-begun-to-circulate-regarding-whether-or-not-she-wil.html
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