Senator hospitalized

~~jeffdrummer~~ · 12-13-2006, 04:42 PM

Sen. Tim Johnson was hospitalized. Should he not be able to complete his term, the seat would obviously go to a Republican. Personally, I hope he can serve out his term, I think it would sad to his seat go to a Republican because of his illness. That would be sad. Of course no Republican would not like seeing the power shift, I just hope its not at someone else's loss.

Tumbleweed36 · 12-13-2006, 05:24 PM

Hi,

Sure wish the best for him. I do not think that to appoint a Republican (and I am one most of the time) would be fair to the electorate. They voted for a Democrat and the Gov. of that state needs to follow the dictates of the voters. To do otherwise would be disingenuous.

I would expect that same courtesy if it were a Republican who was ill and a Democrat Gov. Fair is fair, and that is what i determine to be in the best interest of the voters. (Wow, hard to say that if you are a Republican)

~~jeffdrummer~~ · 12-14-2006, 05:20 AM

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/...ill/index.html

He is in critical condition. My sympathies and prayers definately go to him and his family.

He is actually my second favorite Democrat Senator. He is a good conservative, and things don't look good for him, sadly.

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~~jeffdrummer~~ Register user Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 870 OS: MAC OS X 10.4.8, and 10.5!! WinXP SP2	Senator hospitalized Sen. Tim Johnson was hospitalized. Should he not be able to complete his term, the seat would obviously go to a Republican. Personally, I hope he can serve out his term, I think it would sad to his seat go to a Republican because of his illness. That would be sad. Of course no Republican would not like seeing the power shift, I just hope its not at someone else's loss.

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Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 21,255 OS: XP Professional	Hi, Sure wish the best for him. I do not think that to appoint a Republican (and I am one most of the time) would be fair to the electorate. They voted for a Democrat and the Gov. of that state needs to follow the dictates of the voters. To do otherwise would be disingenuous. I would expect that same courtesy if it were a Republican who was ill and a Democrat Gov. Fair is fair, and that is what i determine to be in the best interest of the voters. (Wow, hard to say that if you are a Republican) __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

12-14-2006, 05:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
~~jeffdrummer~~ Register user Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 870 OS: MAC OS X 10.4.8, and 10.5!! WinXP SP2	http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/...ill/index.html He is in critical condition. My sympathies and prayers definately go to him and his family. He is actually my second favorite Democrat Senator. He is a good conservative, and things don't look good for him, sadly. Last edited by jeffdrummer; 12-14-2006 at 05:42 AM.