That was said to me by Steve, a member of the team responsible for maintainlg the Shuttle's robotic arm between missions. Whenever he was at work and felt and migraine coming on, the supe would just tell him to go home, no hesitation involved.
Like nearly 30 million other Americans, I experience migraines that are easily controlled with medication. I am a wife, a mother, a lawyer who worked her way through law school, a former state senator who achieved the repeal of a harmful piece of education policy in Minnesota, and a congresswoman who has worked tirelessly fighting against the expansion of government and wasteful spending.
Since entering the campaign, I have maintained a full schedule between my duties as a congresswoman and as a presidential candidate traveling across the nation to meet with voters in the key, early primary and caucus states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. I have prescription medication that I take whenever symptoms arise and they keep the migraines under control. Let me be abundantly clear - my ability to function effectively has never been impeded by migraines and will not affect my ability to serve as Commander in Chief.
The many questions I have received on this subject have allowed me to discuss this important condition that impacts individuals in nearly one in four households. However, as a presidential candidate and office holder, I am focused on performing my job, which has never been more important given the state of our economy and the millions of Americans that are out of work. While I appreciate the concern for me and my health, the greater concern should be the debate that is occurring in Washington over whether or not we will increase our debt, spending and taxes.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2011/07/19/bachmann_yes_i_get_migraines.htmlSlate's Dave Weigel reacts (same link):
Normally we might not care about a politician's medical regimen. I wasn't overexcited about David Wu's story of mental illness and drug use; I myself take anti-depressants. But the next part of this is obvious -- Bachmann's running for president. We might be interested in how she medicates this problem because medications have side effects. Excedrin Migraine can cause ulcers if overused. Triptans, like Relpax, have other side effects -- muscle weakness, for example. Bachmann's always come off as an extremely vigorous campaigner and pol, but so did John F. Kennedy, and voters had no idea that he had Addison's disease, or that he would later take cortisone and testosterone. And she'll probably have to discuss this in more detail before it goes away.
I don't think Steve any of the medications mentioned above, and the conversation we had took place three or four months back, so I cannot remember the scrip he
is taking (and probably couldn't spell or pronounce it if I did). But I do recall him saying that it/they
often caused extreme agitation, and sometimes unwarranted anger.I don't know how common such side effects are. Nor do I have a clue what drug(s) Rep. Bachmann takes for her condition or what side effects (if any) might obtain to such. But I agree with Weigel: More infoformation is clearly needed if the Congresswoman is asking people to support her quest for a job that includes command of thousands of nuclear weapons.
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