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2007-02-21 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Steve White 2007-02-21 00:12|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Get well soon.

Posted by Mike 2007-02-21 06:15|| 2007-02-21 06:15|| Front Page Top

#2 "Prospects aren't bad at all for enough recovery to return to the Senate"

Yes, but that's not saying much. Guys like Kennedy and Byrd seem able to function normally in the Senate well after their deaths - they are dead, aren't they?

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-02-21 08:55|| 2007-02-21 08:55|| Front Page Top

#3 "enough recovery to return to the Senate" ain't saying much, Doc. I got toe jam that could do a passable job there. I wish the man recovery to real life, not ~~the twlight zone~~ DC.

Posted by Spot">Spot 2007-02-21 08:58|| 2007-02-21 08:58|| Front Page Top

#4 In the meantime, So Dakota is only 50% represented, due to the Dems' desire to hold power in the Senate, for what looks like 6+ months....

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-02-21 12:42|| 2007-02-21 12:42|| Front Page Top

#5 ``They just want him to focus on getting better and not worried about outside cameras snapping away,'' said spokeswoman Julianne Fisher.

Johnson's office has said his recovery is expected to take several months, though he has been doing some work from his bed. ``He's reading memos, but he still needs time for recovery,'' Fisher said.

This must be the South Dakota version of Castro Watch.

Posted by DoDo 2007-02-21 14:17|| 2007-02-21 14:17|| Front Page Top

#6 Very little has been disclosed of Sen. Johnson's thinking, speech and comprehension ability. Residual weakness is not important (see FDR), a legislator can function well if he can concentrate, speak and understand language decently. Changing the rules of Congress to allow for this kind of problem is long overdue.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-02-21 14:20|| 2007-02-21 14:20|| Front Page Top

#7 If he has weakness on his right side then I believe his speech is likely impacted. I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV. But my mom had a stroke this year and can't move her right arm nor can she speak much beyond yes and no.

I can't compare my mother to fat Teddy, even in jest. She is too dear a woman for that.

I hope the Senator's recovery goes well.

Posted by remoteman 2007-02-21 17:21|| 2007-02-21 17:21|| Front Page Top

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