This is terrible news:
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) — U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed while giving a speech in Washington tonight and was taken to a hospital.
Mukasey, 67, began slurring his words, slumped at the lectern and fell to the floor as he neared the end of a speech to the Federalist Society. Several people gathered around him to offer aid and emergency workers arrived. He was taken to George Washington University Hospital, where Justice Department officials awaited word on his condition.
Members of the audience at his speech, including former Attorney General John Ashcroft, formed a human wall so people could not view Mukasey as he was taken away. A member of the audience offered a prayer for Mukasey from the lectern and told everyone to go home.
Mark Filip is the Deputy Attorney General. I hope that Mukasey recovers and has no lasting difficulties.
