Posted on 07/21/2007 7:23:39 PM PDT by SirLinksalot
WASHINGTON -- President Bush had five polyps discovered and removed during a routine colon cancer test Saturday, the White House said.
They were small and "none appeared worrisome," White House spokesman Scott Stanzel told reporters after the colonoscopy, performed at the presidential retreat in Camp David, Maryland. Further tests will be conducted on the polyps, he said.
At 7:16 a.m. ET Bush, 61, invoked Section 3 of the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to voluntarily transfer his powers of the presidency to Vice President Dick Cheney while he was unable to discharge his duties during the colonoscopy procedure.
e reclaimed his powers at 9:21 a.m. ET, the White House said. MR. Cheney was at his Maryland home on the Chesapeake Bay, according to the White House.
The amendment has only been invoked twice before in U.S. history, once by Mr. Bush in 2002 for the same procedure for just over two hours and once by then-President Ronald Reagan in July 1985 when he had colon cancer surgery.
Mr. Bush's colonoscopy in 2002 revealed no medical problems, but he had benign polyps removed from his colon before becoming president, two in July 1998 and two in December 1999.
“Reclaims powers”
Sounds like they were kryptonite polyps.
Lois Lane
What a great job. Having the whole world told that someone is going to stick a ‘scope up your ass. Then told that they cut something out.
Russert will have videos and charts in the mornin’
I’m glad President Bush is recovering nicely.
Just wish Cheney would have pardoned Compean, Ramos, and Scooter Libby.
If this were Clinton, the media would be telling us all how brave he was during the operation...
The polyps were actually scar tissue caused from him repeatedly inserting his head in his rectum. He complained to Ex-First Lady Barbara Bush repeatedly about “Blood when I go make poopie, mamma.” When he asked “Do I have cola-retinal cancer?” it was decided he go in for a checkup.
Is Polyps another term for illegal aliens? ;O)
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Beat me to it. What a stupid headline. Guess it’s the Harry potter mania.
Yeah, really, the whole world is told what will be going on in the Oval Orifice. Kind of embarrassing.
Are you kidding? He wouldn’t have had them removed.
Oh my.
Just wish Cheney would have pardoned Compean, Ramos, and Scooter Libby.
Yeah, I haven’t really grasped why this is such a public story other than an attempt by the MSM to embarrass him. They could’ve said “routine medical procedure” and been just fine.
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