Man oh man was it a crime to push this guy to run for office.

Senator John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania, who was hospitalized last week after feeling lightheaded, checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Wednesday night to receive treatment for clinical depression, his office said on Thursday.

"While John has experienced depression off and on throughout his life, it only became severe in recent weeks," Adam Jentleson, his chief of staff, said in a statement. He said that after undergoing an evaluation on Monday by Dr. Brian P. Monahan, the attending physician in Congress, Mr. Fetterman followed the recommendation for inpatient care at Walter Reed.

"John agreed, and he is receiving treatment on a voluntary basis," Mr. Jentleson said.

Something is seriously wrong with this man's brain. He struggled to put together sentences after a stroke on the campaign trail, then pushed himself through the election while the media hissed at anyone who questioned his health.

Now weeks after being sworn in, he's been rushed to the hospital for lightheadedness and checked in for clinical depression.

The decision to seek help at Walter Reed underscored the challenges, both physical and emotional, that Mr. Fetterman has been dealing with since entering the Senate last month, a transition that has been vastly more difficult because of the strains of his recovery.

Unfortunately, there are plenty of voters out there who don't understand the consequences of having a critically-ill man appointed to one of the most powerful seats of government in the world.