A statement from Department of Justice just released says about Mr. Mukasey who is 67 years young/old:
“The Attorney General is conscious, conversant and alert. His vital statistics are strong and he is in good spirits. He is receiving excellent care and appreciates all of the good wishes and prayers he has received. The doctors will keep him overnight for further observations.”
OK then, maybe just a blot of mustard, an under-done bit of potato… that would be great news for his family, that the trouble was just a little gastroenteritis or a little food poisoning… instead of a stroke, heart attack or cardiac arrest.
On the other hand, the plastic quality of the news release gives no information at all:
I hate it when press releases from what’s supposed to be Intelligence in Government sound like they were written by Hallmark.
Nonetheless, if the press release is even remotely accurate, this may just be a moment in time similar to poor President Bush the Elder, also caught on camera, collapsing during a formal dinner from a minor illness, but one that nonetheless got hold of his tripes and made him really really sick.
If you’ve ever had gastroenteritis, you may not die from it, but for a time, you wish you could.
Mr. Mukasey, I’m sure, would rather tonight’s eventfulness become fodder for SNL and that Mr. M live long from this point forward… rather than the worse alternatives.