[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

Someone has to run anyway, right? Why would tha handicap the GOP except from a national standpoint? Did I miss something?

[3AngelaD]

Those Dems are all heart: "The same day Johnson had the brain hemorrhage, a Democratic staffer registered the Web site hersethforsenate.com — apparently speculating that Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, South Dakota's Democratic congresswoman, might soon jump into the race to replace Johnson.

"The staffer, Doug Landry, then worked for Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu and now works for New York Sen. Charles Schumer, who heads the Democratic party's Senate campaign efforts. Both offices say Landry acted on his own and he has since apologized for his quick move.

Herseth Sandlin's office also denied any prior knowledge of the Web site — which is now useless, as Herseth married in March and changed her last name to Herseth Sandlin."

[pogo101]

I wish Johnson a full recovery, but it appears such will take years.

If so, then:

If Johnson and his advisers truly want to serve his state’s voters, he will step aside. (Because the state has a GOP governor, such probably would be negotiated: e.g., pick a liberal-ish Republican or a conservative Democrat as the successor. If Johnson approves of the successor, he resigns.) But obviously he is not serving them remotely as well as a healthy Senator could, and such doesn’t appear likely to change soon.

Again, I wish him the best, but the Senate may not be “the best” place for him to be, either for his own sake or for his state’s (or even his party’s).

[Paleo Conservative]

The state of South Dakota should play hardball. The US Constitution requires that no state may be denied "equal suffrage" without its consent. "Equal suffrage" doesn't mean equal numbers of warm bodies but equal voting in the Senate. I don't really think it matters what Senator Johnson wants or what the members of the Senate think. Senator Johnson is incapacitated and can't vote, and the state of South Dakota is not being allowed to have "equal suffage in the Senate".

Article 5.

The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.

[TBP]

I wish Senator Johnson a speedy recovery and I think in fairness to his constituents he should make a decision soon.

[PJ-Comix]

Weekend At Bernie's.

[jmaroneps37]

“He won re-election in 2002 by just 524 votes...”
Let’s not forget that the original “final count” had him down about 900 votes, but then miraculously, 1500 votes from and Indian reservation appeared like magic. An Indian woman who engineered the fraudulent votes was tried, convicted and sent off to federal prison for “finding” those votes. That ticked off enough voters to get John Thine past tiny tommie. maybe it will work again with the real crook running.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

If SD's Governor were a Rat, Johnson would have been replaced already.

[gcruse]

“Republicans Waiting As Johnson Recovers”

I knew they were spineless, but didn’t know they were on a Viagria drip.

[an amused spectator]

This article reads like a four-year-old banging away on a piano, pretending like he’s actually playing a tune.