The TPM member who goes by the name of "Kevin Cassidy" made it clear yesterday that he does not trust doctor letters when it comes to the presidential and vice-presidential candidates' health. He wants the entire set of medical records.

"She certainly seems perfectly healthy to me. But its not really the same as publicly releasing her medical records," said Cassidy yesterday in reference to the two-page summary released yesterday in the form of a letter by Sarah Palin's doctor vouching for her good health (my emphasis).

Similarly, the member "Oscar the Grout," belittled the letter: "What medical records? Oh. You mean the letter from her doctor."

Which makes it only logical to infer that these members do not trust the letter released by Obama's doctor back in May, which by the way, was half as long as Palin's:

LA Times, 5-30-2008: The overview was contained in a one-page letter with no supporting documentation. "With no surgery or hospital stays, this is a complete summary of his doctor visits and medical records for the past two decades," said campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki

Not enough, Barack. Cassidy and Oscar want it all. No ifs, no buts. A letter doesn't cut it; unless of course, these two are hypocrites who subscribe to a point of view only when it favors his candidate and/or affects a candidate from the opposing party.

Another example of reader hypocrisy was recently documented here, and narrates in detail how Matt Drudge was treated like a beacon of journalism during the primaries when he hated TPM nemesis Hillary Clinton, until he turned against Obama, whereupon the gossip-monger suddently became the typical sloppy, discredited pseudo-journalist that he always was.

Bravissimo, Cassidy and Oscar. You have abandoned partisanship to courageously demand that both your favorite and non-favorite candidates fully release their medical records (I assume).



Hypocrites.