RBG, Steve Jobs, Cancer, and the Public’s Right to Know

RBG, Steve Jobs, Cancer, and the Public’s Right to Know

RBG, Steve Jobs, Cancer, and the Public’s Right to Know

Excerpt: In the absence of facts, or anything in the way of investigative reporting to bring us facts, sometimes a little conjecture is called for. As we watch Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on her long decline, I'm reminded of another American figure of immense power with similar public-yet-barely-acknowledged health issues: Apple's late co-founder and CEO, Steve Jobs. Jobs passed away in 2011 after a series of health problems, starting in 2004 with pancreatic cancer -- the same cancer with struck RBG in 2009. Jobs admitted he'd had surgery to remove the tumor, but neglected to mention that he'd wasted months of valuable time on non-traditional remedies. Executive Vice President Tim Cook temporarily took the reins as acting CEO, an action which Apple failed to immediately disclose. Jobs appeared to be healthy in the his public appearances for the next few years, but in 2008 he began to lose weight at an alarming pace. Apple Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer called Jobs's health "a private matter," and tried to leave things at that. {Vodkapundit is writing what I’d been thinking since I saw notice yesterday that RBG was again in the hospital. I suspect this is far more serious than the public has been told. It wouldn’t be the first time something like this has happened. Ron P.]