Ruth Bader Ginsburg has stent placed in left coronary artery.

[Avalux]

She had discomfort during exercise and then docs discovered a blockage. She's doing well, resting comfortably, and is expected to be released in 2 days.

Link to story:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/supreme-court-justice-ruth-ginsburg-stent-implanted-article-1.2024668





Get Well Soon Justice Ginsburg.

[shenmue]

1. I love her

Seriously, I have a huge crush on her. They better let her out soon!

[Avalux]

4. I do too - and am embarrassed I spelled her name wrong! Edited to fix.

She's one tough lady; she just keeps on going!

[Octafish]

2. Get well soon, Justice Ginsberg!

Wish you were Chief Justice, as your opinions are based on Justice.

[appalachiablue]

3. All the best to Justice Ginsberg, great lady.

[fxstc]

5. A+

get well soon young lady.

[BlueJazz]

6. Please get well. First: For Your sake. Second: For Our sake.

[bigdarryl]

7. Love her but she needs to retire

We might regret it after 2016

[Lurks Often]

10. It's already too late

With the Republicans controlling the Senate come January, no replacement as liberal as Ginsburg will pass a vote.

And there is no way to get a Supreme Court nominee through the system before then.

[LeftyMom]

11. If she didn't retire it's because she didn't trust Obama to replace her.

I don't think that's wrong. He is a terrible negotiator, he starts in the middle and then makes concessions.

[bigdarryl]

15. True his last two picks aren't exactly die hard progressives

[bigdarryl]

17. It used to be that who ever the President was he got to make his nominees and the Senate

Would 95% of the time confirm them.Until the black man got in the WH

[totodeinhere]

21. Both of Obama's nominees were confirmed. The last time a SCOTUS nominee was

rejected by the Senate was Reagan nominee Robert Bork.

[Drunken Irishman]

24. It's not too late. If Dems don't win in 2016 she'll replaced by a GOP Prez...

And the Supreme Court will be lost for a generation.

I'd much rather have Obama replacing her than Rand Paul.

[Lurks Often]

26. No one progressive enough for DU will get voted to the Supreme Court

while the Republicans control the Senate.

[Drunken Irishman]

27. And no one even marginally progressive will get appointed by a GOP Prez.

You'll get a Scalia clone and frankly, I'd even take someone like Kennedy or Sandra Day O'Connor over Scalia Part II - which is exactly what we'd get with a GOP president.

[Lurks Often]

28. Without a doubt

best we can hope for is a moderate like Kennedy if Ginsburg or one of the others dies or steps down anytime in the next two years, at a minimum.

[BeyondGeography]

12. You'll get flamed, but you are right

and so is the poster who said it's too late. The time for her to retire was two years ago after the President's re-election, or earlier.

For those who will scream, "ageism!," I will think of you in the unhappy but very possible event of her seat being turned over to a Scalia wannabe.

In the meantime, I will pray for our 2016 nominee to win.

[bigwillq]

16. And you are right.

I agree with your post.

[totodeinhere]

22. As long as there is a Democrat in the White House there will not be another Scalia.

And if Clinton is elected in 2016 remember that it was her husband who nominated Ginsburg and I would expect another quality nominee from her. And while Obama's two nominees might not have pleased everybody but they certainly are not another Scalia.

[BeyondGeography]

29. The risk is we lose in 2016 and she gets replaced by Baby Scalia n/t

[totodeinhere]

30. I know I should not be overconfident. In politics almost anything is possible.

But the Republicans are going to have a lot of trouble winning in 2016. There are so many safe blue states now that any Dem nominee would be a heavy favorite to win that election. It would take some unforeseen major event like an economic collapse probably to change that.

[lonestarnot]

8. Please recover soon and get back to work. We need you! Wishing you the best...as you are the best!

[Takket]

9. yikes... i hope she recovers and is okay...

considering that, and this isn't much of an exaggeration, that the fate of the country is dependent upon her health.

[colsohlibgal]

13. Here Is To A Quick Recovery

I don't know about the wisdom of her retiring now. Much as I'd prefer someone more populist, and someone not another Bush/Clinton, Hillary is quite the favorite to win in 2016. Also democrats should pick up seats in both the House and Senate. So in 2017 maybe we could get a better candidate confirmed to take over.

[VA_Jill]

14. The mainstream media

are of course trumpeting this as "heart surgery" which makes me FURIOUS. It's a PROCEDURE, dammit! Seems like journalists can't be bothered to get anything right these days.
--signed, Cardiac R.N. (ret.)

[liberal from boston]

20. RBG

Best wishes to RBG!!! It is a common procedure. My boss had a surgical stent procedure & he was back to work after a week. He is in his early 60's, My neighbor's husband who is in his 40's had the same surgery years ago & is doing fine --he is a policeman.

[bigwillq]

18. Best wishes.

Feel better.

[RiverLover]

19. Please be well, Ruth. We desperately need you!! ~nt

[jwirr]

23. Please get well. We need you.

[Gothmog]

25. Get well Justice Ginsburg