Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. has left the Mayo Clinic and is now back in Washington. Jackson was suffering from bi-polar despression when he left Washington for a leave of absence last June. Chicago Tribune: Jackson, 47, was treated for bipolar depression at the clinic this summer.  He began a medical leave of absence June 10. Congress returns Monday after a five-week summer recess. Bryant, asked whether Jackson would be in attendance, said: "I am hopeful that he'll be back on the job on Monday." Bryant said he did not know the date Jackson checked out of Mayo. He said the congressman had planned to drive from Minnesota to his home in Washington. Earlier Friday, Mayo spokesman Chris Gade declined to make any comment about the lawmaker. "Any updates now on Congressman Jackson are being handled by his office in Chicago and they can give you an update," Gade said. Rep. Jackson entered the Mayo Clinic on July 25 after spending weeks in an Arizona treatment center, Sierra...(Read Full Post)