Senator Johnson Suffered Stroke

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

US Senator Tim Johnson(D) of South Dakota has suffered a stroke. This could have fairly major implications for the Senate. There is no word on his condition at this time.


http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/12/13/D8M074S81.html

Now they no longer think it was a stroke. They are calling it an undisclosed illness.

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/12/13/D8M09O400.html

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

Now they no longer think it was a stroke. They are calling it an undisclosed illness.

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/12/13/D8M09O400.html

Thoughts are with him and his family. Hope he pulls through all right. And yes, I feel exactly the same way for the Wyoming Republican senator who was recently diagnosed with leukemia. May they all be able to fulfill their terms in good health.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Now they say that he had surgery.

http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...src=rss&rpc=22

[pmayjr]

What's f'd up is a Dem being elected in SD- an uber conservative state. It happened a few years ago when Tom Daschle was not only elected, but was also the Senate Minority leader. But he was ousted out of office in '04.

So I wish the best for this guy, but it was a miracle that he got elected in the first place due to where he's based out of- even with the current administration's many blunders.

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by pmayjr

What's f'd up is a Dem being elected in SD- an uber conservative state. It happened a few years ago when Tom Daschle was not only elected, but was also the Senate Minority leader. But he was ousted out of office in '04.

So I wish the best for this guy, but it was a miracle that he got elected in the first place due to where he's based out of- even with the current administration's many blunders.

He's had a long history in SD politics-- first elected to the Senate in '96, and a Rep for 10 years before that. Never underestimate the power of the incumbent.