[SmithL]

Prayers for a quick recovery.

I, on the other hand, have other reasons for not attending the convention.

[Gator113]

Dear Lord, I said hip, not ankle!

I guess I need to be more specific.

[Flycatcher]

Interesting. Tonya Harding and Jeff Gillooly were just recently spotted in San Francisco too...

[Mr. K]

Whats wrong with you people! She has a broken appendage.

Some day people will invent a way to get around when crippled like this, and call them ‘crutches’ or ‘wheel chair’ or Segway (aren’t those neat?) or something...

[Our man in washington]

If I had a choice between listening to people like Hilary Clinton and Howard Dean for three days or shooting myself in the foot, I’d have a real dilemna on my hands.

Namely, which caliber should I use?

Seriously, best wishes to the senator for a speedy recovery.

[tflabo]

DiFi will not be missed all that much....probably not a good idea to fly anyway with a fresh injury...greater potential for DVT’s (leg vein clots) to form during flight
if the leg is immobilized somewhat.

[Uncle Hal]

This is very strange. Her husband has enough money to rent a private hospital plane to take her to Denver and a ambulance to cart her around. Very odd.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

How conveeeenient.

This means that the Hillary coup is a done deal.

[libstripper]

Having had a badly broken ankle that put me in a cast for about twelve weeks a number of years ago, I know how bad something like this can be and wish her a quick recovery. Been there, done that, Di Fi, and it ain’t no fun.

[reagan_fanatic]

I can’t blame her. It’s probably kind of tough to get around on just one hoof.

[Waco]

Now she can devote full-time to saving the planet. Take 3-4 days at the most.

[IbJensen]

Too bad she didn’t fall on Barbara Boxer.

[Scarpetta]

Should her hairdo have not broken her fall?

[goldfinch]

Stay home and put that foot up on the ottoman, Senator. No need to get involved in the chaos that will happen in Denver. Get well quick.

[wetickel]

It is amazing the lengths that some people will go to in order to avoid unpleasantness . . .

[Political Junkie Too]

Sen. Feinstein breaks ankle, will skip convention

The headline writers missed an opportunity with this one. She's not likely to SKIP the convention with a broken ankle, she's more likely to SIT IT OUT.

-PJ

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

Gee...She could have broken her neck!

[dbacks]

Suuuuuurrrrrrrrreeeee!

I believe it...I really do believe it.

Suuuuuurrrrrrrrreeeee!

[MIchaelTArchangel]

She is going to skip with a broken ankle?

[MinuteGal]

I badly broke my left ankle a couple years ago. With a cast up to my knee I drove myself from the Chicago area to my central Florida home a week later. The trip is 1400 miles and included stops at restaurants, motels and gas stations. It wasn't all that bad at all.

And......I didn't have aides, a chauffeur or a secretary to smooth my way.....or if I was headed for a large conventions I never would have had shepherds, go-fers, yes-men, wheeled conveyances, etc. like Di-Fi would enjoy at the convention.

I don't think a plastered-up leg (there's little to no pain once the cast is on) such as she's probably sporting right now could even compare with the thousands of paraplegics, quadriplegics, amputees, disabled vets, etc. who attend humungeous conventions over the decades. She wouldn't have to even be on her feet at all given the influence she commands, nor would she have to stay longer than one day-night.

The truth of the matter is that this woman does NOT WANT to attend the Obama coronation!

(.....can't say that I blame her, heheh).

Leni

BARACK OBAMA....THE SECOND COMING OF JC.....(Jimmie Carter)

[Wil H]

Sen. Feinstein breaks ankle, will skip convention

I would have to advise against skipping with a broken ankle. Especially at her age.