Sen. Johnson calls for Gonzales to step down

GOP senator hit by car near his house

Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., suffered minor injuries when he was hit by a car Wednesday while walking near his home.

"The senator's morning walk was cut short by an inattentive driver rounding a street corner, but a couple little bumps and bruises couldn't stop Kit Bond from a full day of the people's business," spokeswoman Shana Marchio tells the AP.

Bond didnt' file a police report or go to the hospital. The Capitol physician's office took an X-ray of his shoulder.

In other political/health news, Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson is said to be making progress in his recovery from a brain hemorrhage. "Tony Dean, an outdoor television and radio host and a longtime Johnson friend, told radio station KCCR in Pierre that Johnson’s mind is 'keen,' and that the senator hopes to be back on the Senate floor perhaps as early as late summer or fall," the Wall Street Journal reports.
http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/05/gop_senator_hit.html?csp=34

New photos show Johnson in therapy
Recovering senator walks with cane
By Faith Bremner and Kevin Dobbs
Argus Leader
Published: May 17, 2007
http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070517/NEWS/705170309
Leaning on a cane and looking focused, Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota posed for a public photograph Wednesday while undergoing physical therapy at National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, D.C.

It is the second time that Johnson's office has released photos to the news media since the 60-year-old Democrat suffered a massive brain hemorrhage five months ago. The first photos were taken in March when he was a resident patient at the hospital and confined to a wheelchair.

In the latest photo, Johnson - now an outpatient - is standing while physical therapist Marti Carroll holds his arm. A wheelchair can be seen in the background.

"He's taking steps," his spokeswoman Julianne Fisher said. "This is clearly showing people that he's not sitting at home during the day. He's working really hard in physical therapy."

In the March photos, Johnson appeared very thin. In the photo taken Wednesday, he looks stronger and appears to have regained some weight.

In addition to physical therapy, Johnson has speech and occupational therapy several hours a day, five days a week, Fisher said. Johnson continues to meet with his chief of staff a couple of times a week and is still doing Senate work at home, she said.