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Life imitates HBO
Fans of the dearly departed series ”Six Feet Under” will recognize the Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM for short) as the congenital condition afflicting main character Nate Fisher through much of the series — and now as the cause of the recent health problems of Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.).
Spoiler alert for those still watching the series via Netflix or on Bravo: Amid wild speculation that control of the Senate could pass back into the hands of the GOP in the event Johnson fails to recover from today’s emergency surgery, fans of the mortician-family drama will recall that Nate, portrayed by Peter Krause, survived almost six seasons with the condition before blissfully succumbing in the penultimate episode.
According to South Dakota rules, even if the newly-elected senator is physically incapacitated, South Dakota has no provision for his replacement by an appointee of Republican Gov. Mike Rounds unless Johnson resigns.
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By austinights
December 14, 2006 01:53 PM | Link to this
What an unfortunate turn of events for the Senator Johnson. I do hope that he makes a full recovery. But, you just know there are pundits out there just hoping that his seat will become vacated and a shift of power will go the other direction. I suppose it will help if a Supreme Court vacany needs filling, but aside from that isn't it just gridlock?