It sounds like it was caught early enough that it won't be life threatening, and that's good. I don't wish bad health on anybody, even the Dem opposition. However you can't help but think what the effect would be should he be unable to continue his position. A Republican governor would appoint his replacement and suddenly the Senate would be a 50-50 tie with Dick Cheney providing the tiebreaker. Harry Reid's visions of greatness would vanish, and the President might still be able to get decent judges confirmed.Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota suffered a possible stroke Wednesday and was taken to a Washington hospital, his office said.
Johnson became disoriented during a call with reporters at midday, stuttering in response to a question. He appeared to recover, asking if there were any additional questions before ending the call.
If he should be unable to continue to serve, it could halt the scheduled Democratic takeover of the Senate. Democrats won a 51-49 majority in the November election. South Dakota's governor, who would appoint any temporary replacement, is a Republican.
Johnson spokeswoman Julianne Fisher said he had walked back to his Capitol office after the call with reporters but appeared to not be feeling well. The Capitol physician came to his office and examined him, and it decided he needed to go to the hospital.
He was taken by ambulance to George Washington University Hospital around noon, Fisher said.
"It was caught very early," she said.
Oh well...
UPDATE: Sen. Johnson critical after surgery.
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