I'm looking for more info; will post whatever I can find.
UPDATE: There's no news so far on how serious the presumed stroke is, or whether what has happened will incapacitate him. If it does, the Republican governor of South Dakota will appoint his replacement, throwing the Senate back to a 50-50 split, with VP and Senate President Dick Cheney breaking tie votes.
Sorry to sound so cold. I just don't have any information on his health yet, and so all I've got to share at the moment are the possible political implications. It's not that I don't care about him.
UPDATE 2: Bringing this back to the top for a bit...
Still no definitive word on Senator Johnson's condition, but here's a little more information:
Johnson...became disoriented during a conference call with reporters at midday Wednesday, stuttering in response to a question. He appeared to recover and asked if there were any additional questions, then ended the call.I'll update again if there's any more news this evening...
Spokeswoman Julianne Fisher said he walked back to his Capitol office after the call but appeared to not be feeling well. The Capitol physician came to his office and examined him, and it was decided he should go to the hospital.
He was taken by ambulance to George Washington University Hospital around noon, Fisher said.
"It was caught very early," she said.
Johnson's office released a statement saying he had suffered a possible stroke.
"At this stage, he is undergoing a comprehensive evaluation by the stroke team," the statement read.
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