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Hahaha, I agree.
Take it from someone who has been there (recipient of the operation), he will indeed be off the stage for awhile. That operation, which entails sawing through your breastbone, for one thing, leaves you in a weakened state for three to four months.
You have almost no energy at all for the first two months, if you are the average patient.
It is impossible to have planned this, but now Mr. Clinton will not be able to campaign for Mr. Kerry. Fancy that.