GOP Senate Majority? Don't Count on It
The media is making much of the stroke of Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD), and for good reason. Apart from the personal story here, the GOP could theoretically take back the Senate leadership.
Such an assumption would be foolish. It is clear that the Dems will do whatever they have to do to keep power, even if it means propping up a comatose Johnson in a chair, passing a law that allows him to vote remotely via satellite link from his hospital room or just forcing the SD Governor not to act - thus allowing Johnson to continue to serve while incapacitated.
Another likely scenario is that the Dems make such a big stink that they pressure the SD GOP governor to nominate another Dem to the Senate - and of course, the GOP are too spineless to force him to do otherwise.
*Update*
Listening to the MSM on this is interesting. They seem nearly to be crying about the Dems potentially losing control. I haven't heard too many of them crying about the health of Johnson, however.
Such an assumption would be foolish. It is clear that the Dems will do whatever they have to do to keep power, even if it means propping up a comatose Johnson in a chair, passing a law that allows him to vote remotely via satellite link from his hospital room or just forcing the SD Governor not to act - thus allowing Johnson to continue to serve while incapacitated.
Another likely scenario is that the Dems make such a big stink that they pressure the SD GOP governor to nominate another Dem to the Senate - and of course, the GOP are too spineless to force him to do otherwise.
*Update*
Listening to the MSM on this is interesting. They seem nearly to be crying about the Dems potentially losing control. I haven't heard too many of them crying about the health of Johnson, however.
posted by Richie Rich | 8:26 AM
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