Well I do remember. Never once did they worry about his well being. The chances he could return to the Senate and carry out the confidence of the South Dakota voter who placed him in office. Never once did FOX News or the Republican media ever say, "I am sorry to hear such tragic news."
NEVER ONCE !!!!
These are compassionate people whom believe in Pro-Life? ONLY when it serves their political agenda. Liars all !
GOP Governor Could Name New Senator (click title above)
Thursday, December 14, 2006
By JOE KAFKA, Associated Press Writer
Thursday, December 14, 2006
By JOE KAFKA, Associated Press Writer
PIERRE, S.D. — Control of the U.S. Senate could be determined by Republican Gov. Mike Rounds if a replacement must be named for Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson.
State law would allow the governor to appoint a temporary replacement for a vacant Senate seat until the next general election in 2008, when Johnson's term expires.
Johnson, 59, underwent late-night brain surgery in Washington after being hospitalizes for stroke-like symptoms.
Rounds said in a statement Wednesday: "Our prayers are with Tim, Barbara and their family. We are hopeful of good news for our friend and colleague."
Rounds' press secretary, Mark Johnston, said early Thursday that Rounds had nothing else to say.
"We're watching as much as everyone else. The most important thing is making sure Senator Johnson is OK," Johnston said.
A provision in state law calls for a special election when a U.S. Senate seat is vacant, but Secretary of State Chris Nelson said it would not apply because Johnson's term ends after the next general election.
"If there's a vacancy, the governor appoints a replacement who serves until the next general election," Nelson said.
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State law would allow the governor to appoint a temporary replacement for a vacant Senate seat until the next general election in 2008, when Johnson's term expires.
Johnson, 59, underwent late-night brain surgery in Washington after being hospitalizes for stroke-like symptoms.
Rounds said in a statement Wednesday: "Our prayers are with Tim, Barbara and their family. We are hopeful of good news for our friend and colleague."
Rounds' press secretary, Mark Johnston, said early Thursday that Rounds had nothing else to say.
"We're watching as much as everyone else. The most important thing is making sure Senator Johnson is OK," Johnston said.
A provision in state law calls for a special election when a U.S. Senate seat is vacant, but Secretary of State Chris Nelson said it would not apply because Johnson's term ends after the next general election.
"If there's a vacancy, the governor appoints a replacement who serves until the next general election," Nelson said.
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Repuglicans have no respect for human life and ONLY seek to control the power of the USA. I never doubted for one minute Senator Johnson would take his rightful seat in the Senate. I have written on multiple occassions about the ability of people to recover when brain trauma hits in one way or another. Why? Because I have a sister that proved over and over exactly the capacity of people to overcome profound adversity and return to a productive life full of purpose.
The Conservative Media is disgusting in their motivations and 'idea' they can actually control the abandonment of a human life when so much potential for his recovery was unknown. The Neocon media should be banned from the airwaves. Do you think they learned their lesson regarding human potential and healing? Nope. If given half a chance they would do it all over again.
Sen. Johnson Gets it Now, But Do You? (click here)
...an open letter to the U.S. Senate from Donna Smith, American SiCKO
...an open letter to the U.S. Senate from Donna Smith, American SiCKO
DENVER – It was a moving scene. Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota returned to the U.S. Senate yesterday, nine months after suffering a brain hemorrhage that nearly took his life.I vividly remember that day. I was working at a contract position here in Denver when someone came out of our break room and said some Senator from South Dakota had a stroke or something. My stomach flipped. We had just moved from South Dakota weeks before, and Tim Johnson was one of my U.S. Senators.When I arrived home that day to my daughter's home where we were living in a small storage room, a handwritten note was waiting in her mailbox for me. It was to me from Sen. Tim Johnson. The irony of receiving that note on that day was spooky for me. The note is on his U.S. Senate note paper, and he thanked me for my efforts to be a fair reporter in western South Dakota where most media leans heavily and easily to the far right. I still have that note and will treasure it always. It wasn't easy to report on any Democrat in western South Dakota, and it was kind of him to acknowledge that fact....
