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  4. I guess “Senate Control Impacted” isn’t quite as tacky as the screaming headline from Matt Drudge, but it’s close.

    Nothing has been impacted because the Senator, according to a recent statement by his spokesperson, did not suffer a heart attack or stroke.

  6. It really is. It’s depraved to say “Senate Control Impacted” simply because Senator Johnson was taken to the hospital. At this hour, Tim Johnson remains the Senator of South Dakota and we have no reason to believe he will not continue in that capacity.

    To immediately speculate that the Senator’s illness could result in his death and thereby result in Republicans retaining control of the US Senate really just shows how morally bankrupt the Republican Party has become.

    Obviously, the voters were right to end Republican control of the Senate and I look forward to Tim Johnson joining the Democratic majority in January.

  8. @ chase: I cannot find where Bruce speculated anything about death. You do realize that not everyone dies from a stroke right? Still some cannot function enough afterwards to carry out their job. And since it is such a narrow majority, of course it’s a political issue.

  10. A) It’s Senator Johnson, not Johnston.

    B) Is Rick Santorum still a senator?

    C) It’s really heartwarming to see someone put human feelings above partisan politics.

    and

    4) Thankfully, it does not appear at this time that Senator Johnson had a stroke. But keep up the good vibes. I’m sure his family appreciates your good thoughts.

  11. C’mon everyone! Were you not aware that it was Senator “Johnson” that made the “man on dog” comments about homosexuals like GP and GPW? No one should feel bad for Senator “Johnson” when he has attacked homosexuals so, so very often.

    And regarding “senate control,” it seems that they control themselves: several of them are on their way to Syria in defiance of the Lame Duck.

  12. I heard about Sen Johnson’s health and that he was taken to hospital. As a Santorum supporter I wish Sen Johnson all the best and hope he is not seriously ill. We should say a prayer for him and his family. I understand he is only 60 and is a cancer survivor as well as his wife. We are Americans. Can we act like civilized humans please.

  13. Well, this probably ranks as the most detestable and despicable posts you’ve ever placed here. So much for the party of compassion among conservatives (or at least those who are self-righteous in wishing for someone’s death).

    You’re not happy to take credit in your unmasked glee at hoping for someone’s death – you have to blame liberals for inhuman statements. Kinda like the cherry on the cake for you, isn’t it?

  15. We are Americans. Can we act like civilized humans please.

    Some of us can, but there are some who are so politicized, they celebrated smugly when Laura Ingraham was diagnosed with breast cancer, they put a deathwatch on Strom Thurmond when control of the Senate rested on his frail health, and their response to the deaths of four fellow Americans brutally murdered by terrorists in Iraq was “Screw ’em.” And, correct me if I’m wrong, but I seem to recall certain individuals Rejoicing in the suffering of Rick Santorum’s Children, and mocking him for the child he tragically lost.

    Yes, it is disgusting when people allow politics to rob them of their humanity. It happens on both political sides, certainly. The people least likely to engage in this behavior are people who value faith above politics and have a certain degree of respect for the sanctity of human life. Worth considering.

  16. Kevin (#13) – Why am I not surprised that it is you who fell right into my trap.

    I mentioned NOTHING about wishing anyone’s death. It appears YOU have leaped to that conclusion because you automatically assume that Liberals would want Rick Santorum to die if he had a stroke.

    What say you now?

  18. GP, what your post really brings into sharp relief is that the “mandate” Democrats received last November is only paper thin. Lots of spin from the Left but having control of the Senate is going to be a day2day matter and having legislative control will be far, far less real event each day.

    And for the war chickens clucking while they peck at the dirt, you can try to pin Bruce down as mean spirited. I don’t see that anywhere –he’s just reminding everyone how the Left villified Santorum. Simple as that. And fair.

    Heck, we had some of the GayLeft hatemongers like Gryph and God of Biscuits slamming Jeane Kirkpatrick earlier this week. Civilized conduct is for the civilized. Politics is a different cat.

  19. Sigh…So now we all have to dust off our medical manuals and South Dakota Constitutions…
    I imagine that we will be seeing protests brewing, lawsuits flying, and polonium-210 accusations…just in time for Christmas…

    What a country!

  21. …

    “Al Gore to thank for election-related lawsuits”

    If you lost a presidential election by less than 1000 votes under the circumstances of the 2000 election, I think you would have sued too.

    Right?

  22. “. . .several of them are on their way to Syria in defiance of the Lame Duck.”

    So several congressroaches are taking a leaf from John Kerry’s book and are attempting to negotiate foreign policy for the United States in defiance of the President?

    We used to call this treason, Sean. We used to execute people for it. But that was another America entirely.

  24. What a thread! Look at these lefties!

    Kevin wasn’t the only one who projected his own malice onto Bruce… we also see it in #5 (Gryph), #6 (Chase), #10 (Len with the sarcasm), etc.

    And sean at #11 celebrates sitting Senators going off to form their own foreign policy with one of the world’s remaining truly evil dictatorships that is presently fighting and killing U.S. troops in Iraq (even if nobody will admit it). Pathetic.

    #20 – keogh – No, I wouldn’t have sued. And many Republicans (of which I am NOT one, remember) probably would not have. And Gore had zero interest in determining the true outcome in Florida: he only wanted to grab power. He was quite happy to invalidate several thousand military ballots, to call for the most bizarrely selective of recounts, etc. I naively supported Gore’s actions at the time – and I was wrong.

  25. #13 and #16 and original post: “because you automatically assume that Liberals would want Rick Santorum to die if he had a stroke”

    WHO automatically assumed this?

    And for all the talk about civic discourse from the West Coast, I wonder how “traps” fit into this. (And I also fail to see any “traps”. But I am not wearing–what are they called?–Borg lenses today.)

  26. I just hope Sen. Johnson pulls through. 59 is WAY too young to be going through this. Bruce, you do have something inaccurate in your headline. You said the balance of the Senate may be impacted. Only if he dies. Until then, it will revert to Democratic control come January 3, 2007. Back in 1980, Congresswoman Gladys Spellman went into a coma & was reelected anyway. When it looked like she would be in a vegitative state permanently, her seat was declared vacant & a new Congressman (Steny Hoyer – who is still there) was elected. Sooo, only if Sen. Johnson passes away will it have any effect. Anything else is speculation. Unfortunately people are correct about liberals’ probable reaction if Sen. Santorum was the one who had a stroke. I don’t agree with the guy, but I certainly would be cheering on his misfortune.

  27. For what it’s worth, I would never wish death to Rick Santorum (except politically), or anyone else who suffered a stroke or other debilitating catastrophy. I would wish him and his family well, and pray for them, as I would for Tim Johnson and his family, or anyone else in that situation, but I’m sure there are some on the right who are JUST as politicized as some on the left, and who would wish Tim Johnson dead for political gain. That said:

    Len #10B – Yes, he is, unfortunately, but NOT for long!!

    Sean, # 11: You’re absolutely right about that. Tim Johnson is no friend of ours. To me, he’s a DINO, but I still wish him well in his recovery.

    VtheK # 15: He was mocked because of the sick, psychotic ritual he forced his surviving children to endure following the death of the child before the funeral. It wasn’t illegal, but it was absolutely sickening. The surviving children were probably be scarred for life after that. No, he shouldn’t have been mocked, he should have been committed to a mental institution for life for that incident. God only knows how many other psychotic incidents he’s imposed on his children over the years.

    Jimmy #23 — Kudos!

  29. He was mocked because of the sick, psychotic ritual he forced his surviving children to endure following the death of the child before the funeral.

    I think people should know exactly what that was and why Santorum himself says he did it.

    Of course, it was a cardinal sin in the eyes of leftists like ndtovent — because Santorum treated a premature baby who had died like a human being, rather than like medical waste to be flushed or sold for stem cell and organ harvesting.

    And, frankly, it’s funny, considering that leftists would never even consider calling people who make horror movies and video games that are far worse and far more scarring to kids be “sick” and “psychotic”.

  30. Of course, it was a cardinal sin in the eyes of leftists like ndtovent — because Santorum treated a premature baby who had died like a human being, rather than like medical waste to be flushed or sold for stem cell and organ harvesting.

    Give that man a hammer because he just nailed it.

    Just saying the word “Santorum” has a pleasing “crucifix to a vampire” effect on lefties; causing them to revert to their natural vile, hatred-filled forms.

  32. 16: I stand by what I said before. You are hoping for Senator Johnson’s death and you are using your well-worn excuse of “well, of course liberals would feel the same way about a republican” Sorry, but not this liberal.

  33. Its hate-filled context. Just as V said.

    No Mike, you did not make any clever quip here.

    (For anyone not in the know: Lefties long ago re-cast Santorum’s name into a very word of hate, among themselves – assigning to it a particular physical meaning that I decline to go into here. I think that’s what Mike was trying to be cute about – and failing.)

  36. Calarato, I think you didn’t need to add “Gay”. You were right the first time that in general it is lefties (or at least those that read Dan Savage’s column, which is probably a mostly left-wing readership), but it’s only a word of hate if you hate Santorum. I don’t hate him. I don’t like him, and I’m glad he was defeated, but that’s political disagreement, not hate.

  37. (sorry if this is a dup, but filter is giving me problems)

    Mike, cut the baloney. Assigning the vulgarity you intend here to anyone’s name, is pure hate. If you really don’t know anymore when you’re doing it, I feel sorry for you.

  42. Calarato, I’ve read what some have said that santorum also “means.” Although it appears different from what you have heard about it. But I don’t know what Mike meant by it (or if he meant to set a trap), just as I don’t know what GP really intended with his statement, other than to set a trap.

  45. #41: In contrast, the Democratic Underground has had to shut down threads because of people posting Rovian conspiracy theories about the stroke, and in other threads, the CHUDS are suggesting the Donks keep Senator Johnson on life support “like Terry Schaivo” just for the sake of maintaining their majority.

    I hope the Senior Senator from South Dakota recovers fully, but I would add that, even if he were brain-dead, Tim Johnson would still be smarter than Bob Casey.

    (Please forgive me. I can’t help myself.)

  46. What a crummy little thing this is.
    Sen Johnson is NOT Santorum. He was not polarizing and even my rightist Pals in SD have nothing really bad to say about him.
    To the compare the two is ridiculous.
    I have seen/heard some rather lousy and foul language directed at Biden, the Clintons, “Dingy-Harry”, Pelosi, and others.
    Perhaps if one of those people were in the hospital, the analogy of Santorum could be apt.
    But in this case. No.

  48. Just to leave no doubt in the record:

    – I condemn Senator Santorum’s remarks comparing homosexuality to bestiality.
    – I always have.
    – At the same time: Not only has Senator Santorum NOT ever wanted to execute gays… he has unquestionably been one of the good guys in supporting America’s fight against the kind of SOBs who would.

    Life can be complicated, eh?

  49. Just to leave no doubt in the record:

    – I condemn Santorum’s past remarks comparing homosexuality to bestiality. Always have.

    – At the same time: Not only has the Senator NOT ever suggested executing gays… he has been a good guy in supporting America’s fight against the type of SOB who does.

  50. I don’t even agree that Santorum made that comparison. I believe what he said was that if the courts found that the legislature had no right to pass laws against sodomy on the basis that what a person did in his own bedroom was a private matter, then the legislature also had no right to legislate against bestiality. And on that point, he was absolutely correct.

    But, that’s just cold, rational me insisting on rational consistency.

    Furthermore, the Sundance film festival, which two years ago gave us Bareback Mountin’, is next year featuring a documentary on the Enumclaw horse bottom, and will attempt to show bestiality enthusiasts in a humane, positive light.

    Remember, left-wing opinion is formed on the basis of developing empathy for people they see on TV and film. Show enough positive images of people who practice bestiality and it will become the next big thing.

    So, if Santorum did make that comparison, he just may have been a little ahead of the societal curve.

  52. I’m not going to lie. The U.S. Senate is full of socialists, and I hate every one of them. Some are worse than others but none of them have a basic, systematic, more or less unbreached respect for individual liberty.

  54. I should have retracted my comment as soon as I posted it. It was a very bad attempt at a snarky joke on a gay blog. I admit this, and I apologize.

    I appreciate the give-and-take on this blog quite a bit, and that posting was incredibly rude and out of bounds. Sorry everyone.

  55. Mike, thank you. That shows class!

    I apologize for any “duplicate content” posts of mine in this thread. The spam filter screwed me several times; I was trying to “test” variations in my wording, etc. to see if I could beat it. I have no idea why a few of my duplicates have suddenly shown up. Sorry for any confusion.

  56. #31 Mike: I thought that your joke, though racy, was entirely appropriate for a political board. It was by no means rude or out of bounds. As far as I’m concerned, the U.S. Senate is full of disgusting and despicable people, and even the least bad of them deserve to have disgusting things named after them.