Senator Kennedy Has Surgery

Senator Ted Kennedy and I agree on exactly nothing and I abhor his stances and sordid history. That said, I hope the Senator recovers fully from this:

BOSTON (AP) - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy underwent surgery Friday to repair a partially blocked artery in his neck, which was discovered during an examination of a decades-old back injury.

Kennedy, 75, underwent the hourlong procedure on his left carotid artery—a major supplier of blood to the neck and head—at Massachusetts General Hospital, his office announced.

The operation, performed by Dr. Richard Cambria, the hospital's chief of vascular surgery, was completed without complications, and the Massachusetts Democrat was expected to be released in several days, his Washington office said in a statement.

A carotid endarterectomy, the formal name for the operation, is performed on more than 180,000 people a year to prevent a stroke.

Unlike the jackals on the left who jump for joy and wallow in their vile mud every time a conservative such as Vice President Cheney or Laura Ingraham have medical issues, I'll just hope that Sen. Kennedy recovers quickly and gets back to work.