Senator Johnson Critical After Surgery

Tim Johnson is said to be in critical condition, after undergoing brain surgery last night.

Johnson suffered from bleeding in the brain caused by a congenital arteriovenous malformation, the U.S. Capitol physician said, describing the surgery as succesful.

"The senator is recovering without complication," the physician, Adm. John Eisold, said. "It is premature to determine whether further surgery will be required or to assess any long-term prognosis."

If the brain AVM is congenital, then judging by infro from Harvard and Columbia, it may be quite unusual that Johnson didn't experience a bleed until almost the age of 60.

The good news appears to be that there are several ways to treat AVMs once they've been found and that there are preventative measure to prevent future bleeding.

Assuming the characterization of the surgery as "successful" was accurate, let's hope full recovery is only a matter of time.

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Update:  Harry Reid says Johnson really looks good.

Update:  The previously mentioned conspiracy-theorizing on display at the Democratic Undergound has been kiboshed by the moderators.

They apparently have a higher threshold for acceptable discourse than the ladies of The View.