Michael Mukasey Back on Streets and Attorney Generalizing Again

Attorney General Michael Mukasey — who had a bad case of the vapors during a speech last night — was released from the hospital earlier this afternoon, and appears to be in tip-top shape…

Attorney General Michael Mukasey has checked out of a hospital and plans to return to work Friday afternoon after collapsing while delivering a speech Thursday night.

In an e-mail he wrote to Justice Department employees, Mukasey said "All tests at the hospital have come back with good results, and I feel fine." The attorney general, NBC reports, "had a clear MRI and normal CT scan, and doctors have ruled out a mini-stroke or TIA."

Well, that's good news. Good for him.

So, now that it's been confirmed that he's okay, are we allowed to make fun of him again?

Because I just noticed that he bears an uncanny resemblance to a shiitake mushroom.

Attorney General Michael Mukasey Falls Down, But He'll Get Up Again

This isn't funny in the slightest: Last night Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed while giving a speech at the Federalist Society dinner in Washington.

No word yet on what caused him to lose consciousness, but emergency responders transported Mukasey to George Washington University Hospital, where he was admitted for observation.

Happily, reports this morning seem to indicate Mukasey's condition has improved…

Justice spokesman Peter Carr said Mukasey did not transfer his power to Deputy Attorney General Mark Filip.

"The attorney general is conscious, conversant and alert," Carr said after Mukasey was hospitalized.

And best of all, he's had no late-night visits from Bush operatives who want him to authorize illegal spying programs.

Those are terrible for your health.