Senate could flip, Again! Johnson hospitalized

[mrhnau]

Democratic Senator Tim Johnson has been hospitalized with stroke like symptoms. He apparently is in critical condition! I do hope he gets better, but if he does not recover sufficiently, things in the senate could get interesting. Johnson is from South Dakota, which has a Republican Governor. Since the Governor would chose Johnsons replacement, he might chose a Republican, switching the majority of the Senate next session. Of course, he could chose a Democrat, which would make things a bit easier...

If he does chose a Republican, I can't wait to hear the liberals go completely nuts! Honestly, if the opposite situation existed, I imagine conservatives going nuts too.

All politics aside, I wish him a speedy recover. :asian:

 

[Grenadier]

Best wishes to Senator Johnson for a speedy recovery. Even if I don't like the way he votes most of the time, I still respect him for being a stand-up guy, and actually someone with whom you could have a pleasant conversation.

 

[Brian R. VanCise]

This is going to be very, very interesting. Let us all hope that he
recovers for his and his family's sake.

 

[Don Roley]

Have the conspiracy theories started yet? You know there are people that are going to see this as a plot by the Bush administration to seize power in the senate.

 

[Marginal]

Unless he was shot in the face, I don't see how anyone would assume the Bush administration was behind it.

 

[elder999]

Have the conspiracy theories started yet? You know there are people that are going to see this as a plot by the Bush administration to seize power in the senate.

Watch, though-Sunday, Pat Robertson will be crowing about how God struck him down because he didn't like the direction the country was heading in... :lol: :lol:

Pray he gets better, though, sounds like an aneurysm...

 

[jazkiljok]

Have the conspiracy theories started yet? You know there are people that are going to see this as a plot by the Bush administration to seize power in the senate.

let me get the ball rolling on that...

wasn't he eating at a sushi restaurant early that day?

 

[michaeledward]

A South Dakota predecessor served in the Senate for 4 years after having a stroke. I believe the Senator was abscent for the majority of the term after his stroke.

The two items that will allow the S.D. Governor to name a replacement are a) a Death Certificate and b) a Letter of Resignation.

Incidentally, Brooks Johnson, the Senator's son is a Seargent in the United States Army. He has been serving on active duty throughout the Afghanistan and Iraq wars with - I believe - the 101st Airborne.

 

[FearlessFreep]

Unless he was shot in the face, I don't see how anyone would assume the Bush administration was behind it.

Does Cheney have an alibi?