CLINTON'S HEALTH – QUOTE OF THE DAY – AT 10:52 A.M. ET:  Correctly or not, it's becoming an issue.  It can't be avoided.   Hillary's coughing fits, her medical history,  and now the fact that she blames the concussion she suffered in 2012 for not "recalling" certain aspects of her e-mail operation, combine to make her health a subject for major discussion.

The Democrats dismiss all this as a conspiracy theory.  It isn't.  Presidential health has been a news subject for generations, most dramatically when Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke while president, with his wife withholding the truth from the public.

Wes Pruden, in the Washington Times, argues that the discussion must go forward: 

Internet websites abound with demands that Donald Trump release his tax returns to tell all about his finances, and that would be a good thing, too. No less important, and indeed perhaps more important, are legitimate and respectful questions about Hillary’s health. Presidents have concealed health problems in the past, from the wife of Woodrow Wilson shutting him off from the world for months to run the country herself, to John F. Kennedy’s debilitating struggle with Addison’s disease.

Her doctor says Hillary’s in good health, and if so that’s good news. We should all send her the traditional Chinese wish (slightly amended) for long life and many (grand)children. But in return the American voter is entitled to a detailed report of a thorough and independent physical examination of both candidates. If such a requirement is good enough for a truck driver, it’s good enough for a candidate for president of the United States. There’s no apology for asking for it.

COMMENT:  Excellent idea – a physical examination of presidential candidates conducted by an independent panel of doctors, and a full release of the candidate's medical records.

I doubt if it will happen this time around.  We have only two months to go, and Hillary can stall for time.  Donald Trump has already agreed to release all his medical records, but I don't know if that's contingent on Hillary releasing hers. 

September 6, 2016