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President Bush to Undergo Colonoscopy
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ABC News' Jon Garcia and Ann Compton Report: President George W. Bush will undergo a 'routine' colonoscopy while at Camp David Saturday to check for colorectal cancer, White House spokesperson Tony Snow told reporters Friday.
Because the procedure will put Bush under a type of anesthesia, he will transfer power to Vice President Dick Cheney for as long as Bush is affected by the anesthesia, Snow said.
"The Vice President will serve as acting president ... the exact time and duration will be dictated by the findings of the exam," Snow said.
The Vice President will be at his home on the Eastern Shore of Maryland on Saturday. Asked if it would be better to have Cheney in Washington for that time, Snow responded, "He has full capability to respond to anything from the Eastern Shore."
The procedure will be supervised by the President's doctor, Dr. Richard Tubb, and conducted by a team of doctors from the Naval Medical Center.
Bush last had a colonoscopy in June 2002 and White House officials expect this to be similar to what was done then. That procedure lasted for about 20 minutes but the president didn't resume his duties until more than 2 hours after the procudure started, Snow said. No colon polyps were found during the 2002 procedure, however Bush had polyps removed from his colon before he became President.
"The President (currently) has had no symptoms," Snow said, but his doctors recommended another check five years after his last colonoscopy.
During his last colonoscopy (also performed at Camp David in June 2002) the President opted for the ultra short-acting intravenous anesthesia propofol so that we could be awake and up to speed within a couple of hours, rather than groggy for several hours more under anesthesia usually used for such procedures. The President said later the country was at war and he wanted to be cautious.
July 20, 2007 in Vote 2008: Democrats | Permalink | User Comments (97)
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Just hope that those 30 minutes with Cheney as Commander and Chief won't put us in a war with North Korea or Iran. Another war for Cheney could give him another billion dollars in revenue from contractors before his VP term is up.
Posted by: Nancy T. | Jul 20, 2007 12:37:32 PM
Ooops, passing presidential power to another idiot. Now he can claim executive privilege for not abiding by National Archives rules of turning classified materials.
Posted by: marc | Jul 20, 2007 12:49:50 PM
"He will transfer power to Vice President Dick Cheny". Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse!
Posted by: L. G. | Jul 20, 2007 12:50:22 PM
Isn't anything personal anymore? Why is Tony Snow reporting on a routine procedure. Everyone should get these starting at age 50. What's the big deal, just because Pres. Bush is due for another one.
Posted by: Vicki | Jul 20, 2007 12:58:57 PM
My family and I will continue to keep President Bush in prayer. I pray all is well. I thank God that we have a President that holds such high moral standards in a world that doesn't. I pray for the peace of Israel and pray that the President will continue to support Israel for the sake of our nation. God Bless.
Melinda
Posted by: Melinda | Jul 20, 2007 1:02:20 PM
We're screwed.
Posted by: Ryan Lavery | Jul 20, 2007 1:04:03 PM
The rest of the world should undergo a Colonoscopy, because George the Terrible has been a pain far too long!!!
Posted by: Ray | Jul 20, 2007 1:04:04 PM
Hey Melinda, Would you please give me some examples of those high moral standards cauz I'm not seeing them?
Posted by: Sandra | Jul 20, 2007 1:04:47 PM
Here I was wondering why the "transfer" of power was deemed necessary.
Posted by: Emmett | Jul 20, 2007 1:08:40 PM
Scary
Posted by: Chris | Jul 20, 2007 1:14:49 PM
So Cheney will be acting President for 20 mins.?? BIG DEAL..just don't give him a gun!
Posted by: rglines | Jul 20, 2007 1:15:29 PM
Aahhh! Run for the hills!!
Posted by: John | Jul 20, 2007 1:19:24 PM
Do you left hate mongers really think that your relentless nastiness will win over middle america? Keep dreaming.
Posted by: Scott Royer | Jul 20, 2007 1:28:29 PM
Hey David,
Maybe while they're up there they'll find the Bill of Rights and the Constitution as well.
Posted by: elmerg | Jul 20, 2007 1:32:06 PM
Good luck President Bush. Hope all goes well. VP Cheney will serve you excellent like always. Some of us believe in you and your policies.
God Bless America and our commander and chief. I will be praying for your speedy return.
Posted by: disabledvet45 | Jul 20, 2007 1:33:01 PM
"The Vice President will serve as acting president..."
All that means is that for a few hours Cheney's presidential role will be "official" instead of "de facto".
Posted by: ALEX H. | Jul 20, 2007 1:33:13 PM
Elmer G: They may find them, now all we need to do is to get the Administration to follow them.
Posted by: David | Jul 20, 2007 1:33:15 PM
Really doesn't matter which criminal is in charge, they are about equally corrupt!
Posted by: AM | Jul 20, 2007 1:35:48 PM
god bless....god bless
Posted by: rglines | Jul 20, 2007 1:44:34 PM
List of Bush Moral Standards:
• If you don't like a law, simply put out a signing statement to rescind it.
• If things go wrong, blame your opponents.
• Torture works!
• Claim you speak to God, that keeps the 28% happy.
• Pardon all cronies, no matter what their crime.
• Use American soldier as props at any opportunity.
• If folks don't believe your lies, tell better lies.
• Listen to the generals on the ground, unless they disagree with you.
• Wave thy bloody flag of 911 whenever you need to distract from an issue.
• Don't get your hands dirty, let your minions do all the dirty work.
• Label all opponents as traitors.
• Ignore the Constitution, it's just an old piece of paper anyway, heh, heh..
Posted by: elmerg | Jul 20, 2007 1:45:43 PM
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