Lisa Murkowski Family Emergency Cuts Her State Of The Union Short

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski unexpectedly left early from President Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday night.

Murkowski wrote in a Tweet, "Watching #SOTU from hospital waiting room -- our youngest son is undergoing surprise appendectomy surgery. Prayers for Matt & for our country."

CNN reported earlier in the day:

Murkowski spoke at a news conference with Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colorado, and other early proponents of the bipartisan seating arrangements that have dominated much of the news coverage of the annual speech.

"It should be the content of his speech and not necessarily where everyone ends up sitting," she said.

Update: Murkowski wrote in a tweet late on Tuesday night: "Thanks for all the prayers for Matt. Appendix is out - with just a few hours before rupture - all is well."

Comments

[ChicagoSuz]

08:52 PM on 01/26/2011

I'm so glad your son is doing well. Sending best wishes for a full & speedy recovery!

[coloradodreaming]

07:26 PM on 01/26/2011

Hope for a speedy recovery. The best to you and your family. I think you are an IND. and can vote your conscience. Hope that exclusive privilege will be a starting point away from the confines of the GOP. They showed no loyalty to you and I feel you owe them no loyalty.

[traceymarie]

01:27 PM on 01/26/2011

The half shaved bagger goon would have had his thugs create injury, better that she won.

[DevonTexas]

01:21 PM on 01/26/2011

Now if she was a Teabagger, she would have just prayed for the kid and left it at that.

[pworley]

01:15 PM on 01/26/2011

A speedy recovery, my daughter had to have an emergency appendectomy when she was five years old. It was a very scary time indeed.

[dmann32]

10:13 AM on 01/26/2011

whew! Happy everything worked out ok . . .! :-)

[barney123]

10:11 AM on 01/26/2011

Hope your son has a speedy recovery, and goes home soon.

[maab76]

09:56 AM on 01/26/2011

Isn't it comforting to have the Federal Health Insurance choices! Good doctors, good hospitals, good treatment. Aren't we fortunate!

[Grunty1]

09:56 AM on 01/26/2011

Hope her son is well.
 
And if she actually watched it from the hospital, she's still above a third of our (in theory) Supreme Court.

[dollbaby]

09:50 AM on 01/26/2011

I am truly glad he is well!

[Rebecca]

09:38 AM on 01/26/2011

Yep, being a parent is a 24-7 job and I'm glad to hear he's gonna be fine.

[patrickmcdougal]

09:23 AM on 01/26/2011

How much out of pocket will this surgery cost her?
Love that government healthcare

[AwShucks]

09:27 AM on 01/26/2011

We're speaking of a child here.

[DeanAdams]

09:36 AM on 01/26/2011

That does not seem to factor into Republican opposition to healthcare reform.

[patrickmcdougal]

09:39 AM on 01/26/2011

I know republicans are immature but to call them children is a little belittling.

[ProudNeoCon]

09:27 AM on 01/26/2011

So why don't you run for the office

[patrickmcdougal]

09:38 AM on 01/26/2011

because I am a campaign organizer. I work behind the scenes. I am a member of the Left Wing Conspiracy

[patrickmcdougal]

09:48 AM on 01/26/2011

you do realize that you are calling yourself a a "proud new con"
the definition of con: deprive of by deceit
that sums up your fiscal "policies"

[texas Big Dog]

09:21 AM on 01/26/2011

family first
I don't care about politics if my child is in surgery.

[ilovebaseball212]

09:10 AM on 01/26/2011

Thank god the little tyke has health insurance, if he lived in arizona he'd might be dead.

[ProudNeoCon]

09:23 AM on 01/26/2011

What a BS. emergency rooms take everyone

[Plumbervip]

09:30 AM on 01/26/2011

I guess you didn't that you payed for that care if its at a emergency room

[ltague]

11:44 AM on 01/26/2011

But one sits a LONG TIME in an ER unless you're bleeding & it doesn't take long for the poison from a burst appendix to do you in.

[Ldyandrea]

11:08 AM on 01/26/2011

Well, he's like 19.....so, I don't think "little tyke" is really apt, but otherwise I agree.

[ilovebaseball212]

12:06 AM on 01/27/2011

Then he's really lucky that he can stay on his mommy's insurance, isn't he? :)

[nana-anne]

08:55 AM on 01/26/2011

It sure gives a Mother great comfort to know that her child can and will get the best medical attention. Too bad not all Mothers know that peace. I hope that Matt is well and healthy soon and I hope that every child in the United States can claim the same. May God and the Government grant that blessing.