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Time to back off Gabby

by YankeeJim | January 21, 2011 at 02:21 pm

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I like the idea that people lined the streets and cheered as Gabrielle Giffords made her way from Tucson to Houston today. If there is a chance the Congresswoman comprehended enthusiasm for her, that is a positive development.

However, it seems to me that it is time for private recovery and therapy. We don’t need to see news that Gabby scratched her head today or Gabby looked out the window. I think we should depend upon her husband to let the press know when new milestones are reached.

Give her a break.

Critical questions will come up eventually about whether she is able to complete her term. That may happen within several months as that would be reasonable.

“Gabrielle Giffords leaves Tucson, arrives in Houston for arduous rehabilitation

By Sandhya Somashekhar and David Nakamura

Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, January 21, 2011; 3:00 PM

TUCSON --Less than two weeks after she was shot in the head, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords left an Arizona hospital Friday to begin treatment at a Houston rehabilitation facility.”