Corzine Has Another Operation

They are calling it an "unscheduled" operation in this report. It sounds more like "emergency" when you read it. Spokesmen are calling it "routine". Pick your adjective.

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine had an unscheduled operation to remove fluid from outside his left lung on Sunday after he was seriously injured in a car crash last week, his office said.

"This fluid occurrence is common after one sustains multiple rib fractures," said the statement issued by Corzine's spokesman Anthony Coley.

The "routine procedure" lasted less than 15 minutes and doctors described it as successful, the statement said.

Corzine, who remains in critical but stable condition, is scheduled to have another operation on his leg on Monday.

Corzine, 60, suffered a broken leg, 12 broken ribs, fractures to his collarbone and sternum, a slight fracture to a vertebrae and a laceration to the head in an accident near Atlantic City on Thursday.

Look, seriously, I wish Corzine all the best here. The way this story is unfolding, however, makes one think that there is an awful lot being hidden from the public. It is not at all clear why they are doing so. But the news keeps letting more and more disturbing details slip out, one by one.