The Fetterman Senate Race

 The Pennsylvania Senate race has become something of a comedy.  There's no doubt that Fetterman is mentally 'damaged' from his stroke, and should have been replaced four months ago.  

Early on in my Air Force career.....stationed in Germany....one day, it came up in the Stars and Stripes that a weekend incident had occurred at Hahn Air Base, with the Security Police dorm.  What was said.....Airman so-and-so had been drinking on the 3rd floor level....sitting on the window area, and fell out backwards.

He had a concussion and spent around six weeks in a clinic situation.  So the doctors came to say that he had issues....but the Stars and Stripes never went onto tell the rest of the story.

I would transfer to McChord (Tacoma) and there in the Civil Engineering squadron....was this new guy in the paint shop.  Some days later in the dorm.....I got introduced to the guy, and found that he was the 'fallen' Hahn airman.  Doctors had decided he could return to duty.....but could not be trusted to hold a gun/weapon.

'Jay' in simple terms....was normal....but it took him about 10 seconds to translate whatever you said.....to some understanding.  If you were talking about something complicated?  Forget about it.  If you asked me about his level of doing things?  He was probably functioning at the 4th grade level.  

Most of us in the barracks told Jay to exit out at the 4th year, and ask for a medical disability situation....figuring he ought to get 100-percent.  But part of this story is that he caused the accident himself, and he'd been told that a disability situation was going to be hard to obtain. 

I often wondered what happened to Jay.  Someone from McChord bumped into me five years later, and knew of Jay....saying he had re-enlisted and intended to stay 20 years.  

My gut feeling is that Fetterman is not that functional and intends to retire in the summer of 2023, and is hoping that the Democratic 'player' running for Governor.....wins, and will announce himself as the fill-in guy for the empty seat.  

Polling right now?  Shapiro (the Democrat) is about 10 points ahead.  

All of this being a joke?  Yeah....it's going that way, with Fetterman losing popularity almost daily.