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DURHAM D

(33,097 posts) Wed Jun 3, 2026, 12:16 PM Wednesday

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What do you think is going on with Congressman Tom Kean ?

Should he still be receiving a paycheck?

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What do you think is going on with Congressman Tom Kean ? (Original Post) DURHAM D Wednesday OP

This bizarre. He's not been seen since March 5th. underpants Wednesday #1

My money is on rehab. NT Happy Hoosier Wednesday #6

Agree, rehab fits with everything his camp has said publicly LR3 Wednesday #9

He's either in a mental facility or in rehab. Dulcinea Wednesday #18

I'm starting to wonder if we've got another Rep Kay Granger situation going on Torchlight Wednesday #2

I forgot about that. Thanks DURHAM D Wednesday #4

Could very well be a Granger situation underpants Wednesday #14

He missed over 100 votes................. Lovie777 Wednesday #3

I think that he is very ill BlueWaveNeverEnd Wednesday #5

My guess is it's rather grim bucolic_frolic Wednesday #7

Yesterday... 2naSalit Wednesday #10

Sympathy for the illness, not for the deception. Raven123 Wednesday #11

I can feel sympathy for loved ones. But MAGAts? Nope. Happy Hoosier Wednesday #12

Prob in moscow getting orders SheltieLover Wednesday #8

You could do a Bingo card on this man MustLoveBeagles Wednesday #13

For all of them! SheltieLover Wednesday #17

Gender re-assignment surgery! Ars Longa Wednesday #15

Not scandalous at all. JFC. Should be an automatic forfeit. miyazaki Wednesday #16

underpants

(197,436 posts)

1. This bizarre. He's not been seen since March 5th.

Reply to DURHAM D (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 12:20 PM

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Link to tweet

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Happy Hoosier

(9,683 posts)

6. My money is on rehab. NT

Reply to underpants (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 12:26 PM

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LR3

(202 posts)

9. Agree, rehab fits with everything his camp has said publicly

Reply to Happy Hoosier (Reply #6)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 12:35 PM

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Although we can dream that he is just recovering from having a MAGAectomy.

Dulcinea

(10,369 posts)

18. He's either in a mental facility or in rehab.

Reply to underpants (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 01:27 PM

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Either way, his constituents deserve to know his whereabouts.

Torchlight

(7,111 posts)

2. I'm starting to wonder if we've got another Rep Kay Granger situation going on

Reply to DURHAM D (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 12:22 PM

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(Granger had been residing in an assisted living facility in Fort Worth while still acting Rep. for about six months before it was announced)

DURHAM D

(33,097 posts)

4. I forgot about that. Thanks

Reply to Torchlight (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 12:25 PM

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underpants

(197,436 posts)

14. Could very well be a Granger situation

Reply to Torchlight (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 01:12 PM

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kay_Granger

Lovie777

(23,996 posts)

3. He missed over 100 votes.................

Reply to DURHAM D (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 12:23 PM

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Mike Johnson knows.

shithole knows.

Maybe one day we will know.

And yes, he's still receiving paychecks by yours truly, the taxpayers.

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(15,215 posts)

5. I think that he is very ill

Reply to DURHAM D (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 12:26 PM

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bucolic_frolic

(56,076 posts)

7. My guess is it's rather grim

Reply to DURHAM D (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 12:27 PM

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and sympathy should be felt for the sick.

Debilitating or disfiguring illness and extensive rehab/reconstruction period.

Settling down a virus or systemic inflammation could involve months of steroids. Might be a possibility.

Totally a guess.

2naSalit

(104,114 posts)

10. Yesterday...

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #7)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 12:38 PM

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I was wondering if he's been physically incapacitated in some way.

But I'm not beyond wondering if he's even real and not AI.

Raven123

(7,962 posts)

11. Sympathy for the illness, not for the deception.

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #7)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 12:41 PM

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Sick? Heck. His constituents don't know if he alive.

Happy Hoosier

(9,683 posts)

12. I can feel sympathy for loved ones. But MAGAts? Nope.

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #7)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 12:49 PM

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Further, whatever it is, he owes it to his constiuents to be transparent. They deserve representation. If he is unable to provide it in the long term, he needs to resign.

SheltieLover

(82,030 posts)

8. Prob in moscow getting orders

Reply to DURHAM D (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 12:31 PM

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MustLoveBeagles

(17,761 posts)

13. You could do a Bingo card on this man

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #8)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 12:51 PM

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That could be one of the choices

SheltieLover

(82,030 posts)

17. For all of them!

Reply to MustLoveBeagles (Reply #13)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 01:22 PM

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Ars Longa

(610 posts)

15. Gender re-assignment surgery!

Reply to DURHAM D (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 01:14 PM

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RandySF mentioned this earlier.
‘Purely speculation—but interesting & would be off the irony Meter
For the GOP!!!

miyazaki

(2,690 posts)

16. Not scandalous at all. JFC. Should be an automatic forfeit.

Reply to DURHAM D (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 01:21 PM

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The hell is wrong with this place. Everything.

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