Do you remember how the GOP refused to let Strom retire?

[CatWoman]

and even carried him to and fro like he was a little baby, whenever he was needed in the Senate for a vote?

My point is, if Tim Johnson is indeed incapacitated, and refuses to give up his seat, I don't want to hear any crap from the GOP.

[Olney Blue]

1. I'm so worried, CatWoman. Any news on the Senator?

[CatWoman]

2. it just doesn't sound good

not good at all.

that is, judging from both Olbermann and Scarborough.

[DRoseDARs]

3. It's been announced it wasn't a stroke or a heart attack. n/t

[Olney Blue]

5. Yes, I saw the coverage on both shows. I'm worried.

[PaDem]

4. as I mentioned in another thread...........

there are two current senators who are mentally incapacitated and are nearly 100% reliant on staff. It's no secret on the Hill who these two are.

[Olney Blue]

6. Oh? Who are they? I didn't know that!

[walldude]

7. Well do you want to let us in on this secret? n/t

[tinfoilinfor2005]

8. In my opinion there are many more than two...

[Mist]

9. C'mon, PaDem, dish! Is one of them Hastert? nt

[CatWoman]

10. yeah!! dish already!!!

[arcos]

12. Jim Bunning and... ? nt

[PaDem]

16. Bunning is one

The other will be remembered as one of the all time good guys.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

13. well, it's definitely not Byrd (who's sharper than most and the oldest)-so which geezer is it?

that evil old codger from alaska?
or our guy from hawaii
who else is 80+

[JohnLocke]

14. Bunning & Bennett? (nt).

[Gregorian]

11. I'm afraid they don't work that way.

There's Shiavo, and then there's New Orleans.

There are stem cells, and then there is Shock and Awe.

Abortion, and death penalty.

The impeachment of Clinton, and the coverup of Foley.

You see, it's hypocrisy being used as a tool. Repubs have no morals. They have no values. It's only about getting what they want.

Don't pretend that you're living in a sane political climate. I know it goes against everything intelligent people expect.

[johnfunk]

15. Sen. Johnson in surgery this evening

Per CNN:

Sources: S.D. senator undergoing surgery at Washington hospital

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota was undergoing brain surgery Wednesday night at George Washington University Hospital after being hospitalized earlier in the day due to stroke-like symptoms, two Democratic sources familiar with his condition told CNN.

Johnson, 59, was taken to the hospital Wednesday morning after he appeared to suffer stroke-like symptoms, although a spokeswoman for the senator said subsequent evaluation showed he did not suffer a stroke or a heart attack. Staffers told CNN Johnson was conscious when he was transported to the hospital.

Johnson spokeswoman Julianne Fisher said the senator was in the Capitol Wednesday morning conducting a conference call with South Dakota reporters when "his speech pattern slipped off."

Fisher said the senator was able to walk back to his office in the Hart Senate Office Building, then began having problems with his right arm. He thought he was all right, she said, and went to his desk, but came out a few minutes later and "it was apparent he needed help." (Posted 11:13 p.m.)

This is remarkably like what happened to a friend with very similar symptoms -- it seemed like a stroke but was an aneurysm; he needed immediate surgery, got it, and recovered fully.