Rep. Wu's staff demanded he enter a hospital for psychiatric treatment just before election

[cali]

Rep. David Wu's staff confronted him over concerns about his mental health
Published: Friday, February 18, 2011, 9:03 PM Updated: Friday, February 18, 2011, 9:04 PM

WASHINGTON -- Three days before the Nov. 2 election, U.S. Rep. David Wu’s most loyal and senior staffers were so alarmed by his erratic behavior that they demanded he enter a hospital for psychiatric treatment.

Their concern had been spiking for weeks in tandem with the Oregon Democrat's increasingly unpredictable performance on the campaign trail and in private. He was loud and sometimes angry, some of them told The Oregonian. He said kooky things to staff and -- more worrisome with a tough election fast approaching -- around potential voters and donors.

Most of all, they were worried for Wu, a 55-year-old single father of two children.

Earlier and gentler efforts had failed, so the tight-knit group of high-level staff took other steps, including quiet inquiries about the availability of beds in hospitals in Portland and Washington, D.C., multiple sources familiar with the effort told The Oregonian.

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http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/02/rep_david_wus_staff_confronted.html

[hobbit709]

1. If that was the criteria then Bachmann should be under court-ordered observation.

[cali]

2. not really.

I don't think she's mentally ill. Just vile.

[Warren DeMontague]

3. Oh, man. I like David Wu.

Having witnessed the hit pieces the SF Chronicle did on Kevin Shelley a few years back, I'm gonna wait for more details before I assume Rep. Wu has "mental problems". Being cranky or saying some off-kilter things once in a while doesn't make one crazy.