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He must have gotten his disability/pension

Posted: Nov 21, 2012

That's what Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. was holding out for before he would consider resigning. ;

and continued medical insurance - mad in IL

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Mad because he's bipolar or because he's getting - the treatment he obviously needs?

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The man has been serving in Congress since 1995. Why shouldn't he be covered?

You obviously don't live in IL - anon

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One reason I'm mad is because the guy had the gall to run for reelection all the while knowing he wouldn't be back and that he probably wouldn't last long this term anyway considering the federal investigation that is ongoing. As an IL taxpayer, I'm now on the hook for a special election that we should have never needed in the first place.

He's only stepping down now because he's made a deal with the feds to keep his pension and medical benefits.

I see. He had the "gall' to get sick after voters - re-elected him.

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Did you know that Newt collects more than $100,000 a year for his pension after being censured for ethics violations and resigning in disgrace, then turned around and ran for president? THAT'S gall. Sorry you feel so inconvenienced by being "on the hook" for another special election. Would you prefer leaving the seat open and going without a rep until his meds kick in and his condition stabilizes? Democracy, like life, gets messy sometimes. Pay your money and take your choice. Jackson did what was best for himself AND his constituents.

You are clueless - anon

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You are totally clueless and misinformed. He didn't "get sick" after the election. This has been an ongoing issue.

He has been absent from the House since JUNE

On top of that, no one in his congressional area or the state of IL was apprised of his real status until August. Prior to that it was all speculation and rumor, and the only thing to come out of his office directly was a convoluted statement about how exhausted he was.

So yeah, I'm aggravated. So are a lot of other people in this state. You apparently don't live here.

I suggest you do some research before spewing more ill-conceived assumptions.

I was referring to 2010, but now that you mentionit, - he won in 2012 by a huge margin

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DESPITE the ongoing investigation and uncertainties surrounding health issues. I like those IL voters, have been more than aware of his absence SINCE JUNE, so your lecture was a waste of time.

Speaking of clueless, you evidently haven't the slightest idea what bipolar disorder entails in terms of its onset, symptoms, progression, manifestations, the elusive rule-out process of diagnosis, the stats on MISdiagnosis, its treatment protocols, recovery course and prognosis.

My dad was diagnosed with manic depression in 1956 (only half a diagnosis, I might add). Even in an institutional setting it took 8 years of mistreatment failures for doctors to realize he was bipolar. He became an expert in hiding the full extent of his disease from them and in denying the gravity of his own condition from himself while indulging his "delusions of grandeur" of being perfectly normal and functional. This behavior was a direct result of prevailing social stigmas of the day and the guilt and shame he was trying to spare his family and himself.

Fast forward 30 years. My best friend was diagnosed with the disorder in 1986. She is STILL trying to convince her family that the diagnosis is real. Not much has changed in that regard. Both of these individuals share something in common despite the 30 years that separate their experiences with mental illness. That would be the relentless battle to accept their conditions, follow treatment protocols and find both productive and functional roles in their personal, family, social and professional lives.

If Jackson is suffering only a fraction of the misery misery dealt out by personal demons I saw these two folks negotiate, then the only real lunacy here is the misguided notion the he SHOULD HAVE KNOWN he had the condition and instantly recognized what it meant to his political career. BTW, it is remarkable his doctors were able to pinpoint his diagnosis in two months and even more remarkable it took Jackson only three months of treatment for him to step up and do the right thing by resigning.

Personally, I wish him all the best in his recovery. Furthermore, I hope he can find the strength to become a highly visible and vocal advocate for mental illness issues and that his successful recovery will allow him to serve in Congress again.

Racism rots the brain and - makes people stupid.

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To receive disability the applicant't still be employed and has to have been disabled from working for a year. OP is as misinformed as it is ignorant.

I think she meant disability from his - government job, not SS

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Maybe you are misinformed. Think before you speak.

What a racist thing for you to say - -

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did the original post escape your attention? - nm

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Here are some facts, in case anybody is - interested SM

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Nah. he's resigning because of the investigations going on - backwards typist

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Chicago politics infiltration again. Not only Blago stuff but using political contributions for his own personal gain, etc.

I think that's why he hid away for a few months without anyone knowing where he was. He had to come up with a believable story.

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