MICHAEL Mukasey, the U.S. Attorney General, collapsed at the conclusion of one of his speeches, which he held yesterday afternoon. Mukasey was rushed to the hospital immediately and all the medical tests show that the Attorney General suffered merely from a fainting spell, and not a stroke or heart attack.

Mukasey is 67 years old and at the moment he collapsed he was just finishing a speech in which he was commenting upon the Bush Administration’s anti-terrorism policies, a subject that is to this day very delicate for Americans. Opinions on this subject are numerous and many do not agree with the way the Bush Administration responded to anti-terrorist threats.

Michael Mukasey spent an evening at the hospitals and doctors described him as being very alert. Doctors believe that the faint was caused by hot lights and the late-night speech.

People often get intimidated when speaking in front of large audiences and this kind of thing can happen to anyone, no matter how experienced in this domain. Mukasey is said to be in perfect health and he is known to live a healthy balanced life. The Attorney General exercises every morning and doctors describe him as being very fit.

All in all, let’s hope that this incident won’t repeat again and that a fainting spell is just  a fainting spell and nothing that can point to a more serious condition. The Attorney General went back to work immediately and he also spoke with president Bush this morning.