What other health secrets is Corbett hiding from the public?

[Divernan]

So we find out today from his doctor that Corbett has had pain and weakness "in his back and lower extremities for three years," which "grew worse during his campaign for governor." That explains why he was the only candidate for governor who would not release his medical records.

We also learn "He is also on painkillers -- morphine and Vicodin in the short-term, followed by an over-the-counter medicine such as Advil."

The BIG question - if any reporter is gutsy enough to ask it: Will the Governor NOW release his medical records/history? I would particularly like to know if he was on painkillers like morphine and vicodin while he was Attorney General? During the campaign? Since he assumed office? There's no big deal about a man his age having back problems. The big deal is the degree to which he medicated for that problem, and how that might have affected his judgment and behavior.

What other medical conditions might he be hiding? Since we know about the back, there is no justification for refusing to release his records, unless he's hiding something else.

Perhaps the poor man sought treatment for that aforementioned weakness of one of his lower extremities? Maybe there were some Viagra prescriptions? Maybe he's overcompensating for personal shortcomings by screwing over the state school system and environment, by stripping hard working people of their health insurance?

The shale drillers have stated they are willing to pay extraction taxes, but the Governor still refuses? There is no rationale for his position on this issue. NONE.

I realize my comments are sharp, but I have never seen any politician screw over his constituency or destroy the air, water and land of his own home state to such an extreme, for any reason, including sucking up to big donors the way Corbett does.


Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11136/1146975-100.stm#ixzz1MXUcvxyi

Corbett back surgery called successful
Monday, May 16, 2011
By Timothy McNulty, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Larry Roberts/Post-Gazette

Gov. Tom Corbett had successful back surgery this morning at Allegheny General Hospital and has officially resumed his gubernatorial duties.

Mr. Corbett, 61, had a 90-minute surgery this morning to address a narrowing of the spinal canal called spinal stenosis. He had been suffering pain and weakness in his back and lower extremities for three years, but it grew worse during his campaign for governor last year.

In a formality, Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley took over from 7:15 through 10:30 a.m. Dr. Mark Fye, the director of orthopedic spine trauma at the North Side hospital, said the governor was in good spirits after the procedure and should be up walking around by this evening.

He is expected to recuperate for 24 to 48 hours at the hospital and for a few days at his home in Shaler before returning to Harrisburg.

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[blue neen]

1. If he's on morphine and painkillers, IMHO Cawley should still be in charge.

I don't know any profession where it is acceptable to be on such medications and still be expected to do an adequate job.

Of course, Corbett never does an adequate job anyhow...

BTW, your comments aren't sharp at all. You have legitimate questions that will never be answered by this administration.

[Divernan]

2. Corbett considers himself on morphine more competent than drug free Cawley!

And actually I would agree with that assessment, because Cawley is a political yes-man whose administrative/management experience consists of making nice for lobbyists and timing the secretaries' bathroom breaks. Cawley managed to get a law degree, but there's no reference in his bio to ever holding a job as an attorney. One wonders if he ever even passed the bar or is licensed in the state.

There's another question for our intrepid investigative reporters. Mr. Lt. Gov., what is your state law license number?

You are right re professionals on morphine. Who would go to a physician on morphine? Who would want to be in front of a judge on morphine? What about airline pilots? Police officers?

That's why I posed the question - was Corbett on pain killing drugs while attorney general? Sounds like it, with a three year, worsening history of "pain and weakness" as described by his surgeon.

[mkz77655]

3. +1

[DebJ]

4. What other conditions? I'm sure ED is not one of them, for

he has proven he relishes sticking it to the general population.