The latest word from AP on hospitalized Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota is that he was disoriented, but did not suffer a stroke or heart attack. Everyone should wish him well. He's about to turn 60, which doesn't seem so old these days, especially for Senators.
AP writer Mary Claire Jalonick adds this sentence near the bottom of the piece: "Johnson, a centrist Democrat, was first elected to the Senate in 1996 and has been one of the more reserved members of the chamber, rarely taking center stage at news conferences." He certainly is low profile, but his lifetime ACU rating is 20, and his last two sessions in the Senate were 11 percent in 2004 and 13 in 2005.
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Yes, just as every Republican
December 13, 2006 - 22:52 ET by Scout FinchYes, just as every Republican is an "Extreme Right-Winger" to the media.
Absolutely no bias there at all.
D'oh!
December 13, 2006 - 23:09 ET by Dave PierreAlso ... In 2005, Johnson had a 95 rating (!) from the ADA. (Pelosi was a 95, too!) [link] That's liberal, folks!
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I hope Senator Johnson rega
December 13, 2006 - 23:11 ET by Red JeepI hope Senator Johnson regains his health. I happened to be channel surfing at 10:00, and there was Anderson Cooper, and the main emphasis of his report on Senator Johnson was that if the Senator was incapacitated the whole balance of power might go to the eeevil Republicans. He seemed to be more concerned about that than the Senator’s health. After all his hard work, and the MSM’s hard work to create that Democrat majority, poof, it could be gone.
RJ, *everyone* knows that D
December 14, 2006 - 01:11 ET by MyKindaSpamRJ, *everyone* knows that Democrats are "centrist" and Republicans are "conservative." The really bad Republicans are labeled "ultra-conservative" or even "some say is racist" (as Katie Couric likes to put it) .
Kinda makes you wonder if the
December 14, 2006 - 01:44 ET by mattmKinda makes you wonder if they're hiding something, eh?
I love how South Dakota is
December 14, 2006 - 04:36 ET by CCCPI love how South Dakota is scorned by everyone in the Midwest even half lib minnesota
Icky screen name, Soviet-styl
December 14, 2006 - 05:58 ET by Tim GrahamIcky screen name, Soviet-styling person. As a Midwesterner who grew up in Wisconsin and attended college in Minnesota, the most maligned or joked-about state is Iowa. The Dakotas almost don't count as Midwest.
Icky screen nameYou got tha
December 14, 2006 - 06:13 ET by Jack BauerIcky screen name
You got that right Tim.
The Gulag Archipelago should be required reading by every 16 year old.
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IOWA
December 14, 2006 - 11:38 ET by UnsaneWhat, Mr. Graham? You mean Idiots Out Walking Around? :-)
"Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy." -Sir Winston Churchill, British statesman (1874-1965)
I have nothing against Iowa
December 14, 2006 - 13:09 ET by Tim GrahamI have nothing against Iowa, myself, and have one grandma-in-law and two close high-school friends in the state. But it 'twas the primary butt of mentally-impaired-farmhand kind of jokes.
To the MSM, any Democrat w
December 14, 2006 - 06:16 ET by bws53To the MSM, any Democrat who doesn't shout "Blame Bush" when the camera is rolling is a centrist.
The "Drive by Media"
December 14, 2006 - 13:17 ET by ww thumperThe "Drive by Media" thinks that all democRATS are "centrist"... .....Political correctness when dealing with Islam will kill america....ww .....
Centrist Democrats
December 14, 2006 - 13:19 ET by dagdaDemocrats who yell "Kill Bush" are centrists. Those that don't are conservative.
Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow. Dwight Eisenhower
Changing stripes
December 14, 2006 - 06:35 ET by RDWJust because you change the definition of a word does not mean that people will accept it's new definition. E.g., Lets say that someone is offended when they walk past the monkey pit at the zoo. And they really like those monkeys but they resent the negative connotation which society has put upon them by labeling the furry little creatures as "MONKEY". So they petition the court or get editors to change the meaning by changing the definition of monkey to mean "Democrat". Once the change has taken place, everyone who passes the cage will say, hey! Look at all those silly Democrats. But as soon as you bring your 5 year old daughter to the zoo, the first thing she’ll say is: Daddy and Mommy: Those aren’t dumb old Democrats, those are just silly monkeys.
Didn't the Democrat party r
December 14, 2006 - 07:41 ET by Jack BauerThose aren’t dumb old Democrats, those are just silly monkeys.
Didn't the Democrat party run a chimp in the last Presidential race?
Or maybe it was a chump whose policy for fighting islamo-terrorism is:
See no evil and Hear no evil.
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They didn't see the "Say
December 14, 2006 - 07:49 ET by danboThey didn't see the "Say no evil", part.
"Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of truth and knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods." Albert Einstein
Well we replaced the term for
December 14, 2006 - 07:47 ET by danboWell we replaced the term for the village idiot with intellectually challenged. Now that, that's not a nice name. We're replacing it with centrist.
Don't you love the centrist media.
"Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of truth and knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods." Albert Einstein
Wonderful idea! Let's all
December 14, 2006 - 09:35 ET by MightyMouthWonderful idea! Let's all adopt the term "centrist". That way the country will no longer be "divided" and the democrats will truly be the "unification" party. I can't wait till we can all sing kumbia again! Thank you MSM, democrats and all the peacefull muslims!!! Oh look!... some Texas bluebells! I think I will go pick some!
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