[mountaineer]

WASHINGTON - As Sen. John Kerry prepares to go under the knife for a shoulder injury tomorrow, he got grim news from his doctor. For a regular person, his prognosis is excellent. But for a politician in the throes of a major political campaign, it was close to terminal:

No handshaking for at least three weeks.

No high-fiving or fist-pumping for five to six weeks. [We hope he'll have nothing to celebrate in the next 5-6 weeks]

And no baby-hugging for at least eight weeks.

"This will be done on an out-patient basis and I expect a full recovery," said Dr. Bertram Zarins, head of sports medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. "Within two or three weeks, he'll be shaking hands again."

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[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

No handshaking for at least three weeks. No high-fiving or fist-pumping for five to six weeks. [We hope he'll have nothing to celebrate in the next 5-6 weeks] And no baby-hugging for at least eight weeks.

Why not just cut his arms off so he can't sign any more tax hikes?

[mountaineer]

Lloyd Grove reports:

Fit of conniption: I hear that "Plan of Attack," supersleuth Bob Woodward's still-secret study of President Bush's war on terrorism, will be very bad for the Bush reelection campaign - which is still reeling from gun-toting former terrorism chief Richard A. Clarke's critique of Bush, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice and other administration figures in "Against All Enemies." Woodward's book, to be released next month, will receive not only a multipart series in The Washington Post, but also the Mike Wallace treatment on "60 Minutes" April 18 - when I am absolutely confident that the common corporate ownership of CBS and Woodward's publisher, Simon & Schuster, will be mentioned. [sarcasm] link

[pubmom]

I really didn't want to read about Eff's prostate first thing in the morning, thanks alot.

Good news for potential voters, no Kerry cooties for several weeks.:)