Senator Johnson’s Sudden Collapse: Coincident?
by Jeff Davis
Only weeks after losing the House and the Senate to the Democrats, a Democrat Senator has suddenly fallen ill threatening to cause a major shift in political power. A recent news article reports “Senator Tim Johnson underwent surgery to relieve bleeding in his brain and treat a congenital malformation of his arteries, his doctor said. Control of the new U.S. Senate may depend on Johnson’s health… Democrats would have a 51-49 majority in the next session of Congress that begins Jan. 4 if Johnson retains his seat. If his seat were to become vacant, South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds, a Republican, may appoint a Republican replacement, shifting the partisan balance to 50-50 and giving Republicans control through the tie-breaking vote of Vice President Dick Cheney.”
When the first news of Johnson’s sudden trip to the hospital became public, more than a few news commentators from Air America to the far right, pondered the possibility that Johnson was being “liquidated” by the Bush-Cheney regime. Perhaps some tell-tale polonium 210 might even turn up at any moment. The fact that serious political commentators would even discuss this, shows how far America has slipped toward a political dictatorship. (more…)