Coffee man Howard Schultz, who has been threatening to run for President as an Independent because he doesn't want to pay his fair share in taxes, announced plans to take a summer vacation from his book tour.

In an email blast to supporters, he said three surgeries related to "acute back pain" he sustained in Arizona required him to stop traveling for the last two months. "Today, I am feeling much better, and my doctors foresee a full recovery so long as I rest and rehabilitate. I have decided to take the summer to do just that," he wrote.

Quoting a staffer on the inside of his non-campaign, HuffPost reports that Schultz fired everyone except for senior staff Wednesday morning, and then told them all he'd decide whether to reenter the race he hasn't technically entered yet in early September. HuffPost's source added that Schultz "would think about jumping into the presidential race after Super Tuesday," which is on March 3 of 2020, if the Democrats don't pick Biden as their nominee.

Last CNN checked, Schultz was not doing too well in the polls.

I've been pretty hard on Schultz in my coverage of his book tour. I've asked him kindly to please go away. I've even called him a Person of Beans, referencing his suggestion to euphemistically call billionaires "people of means." But I celebrate his decision to take the summer off to mend, if that really is the reason he's taking a break.

In fact, as someone who just visited the doctor for an ankle sprain, I feel qualified to recommend that Schultz take the next two or three years off from touring the country to convince Americans he's an out-of-touch billionaire. After all, if you haven't got your health, you haven't got anything.