Judge Richard Sanders is friggin awesome

Apparently, Washington state Supreme Court Judge Richard Sanders has within him the ability to speak with enough force to literally knock people down:

A video on the Federalist Society's Web site shows that Sanders' outburst came just over 17 minutes into Mukasey's speech, after Mukasey talked about what he said was the "casual assumption among many in media, political and legal circles that the administration's counterterrorism policies have come at the expense of the rule of law."

Shortly after that point on the video, a voice is clearly heard yelling: "Tyrant! You are a tyrant!"

Mukasey can be seen briefly stopping and looking up from his speech. A few minutes later, Mukasey began shaking and slurring his words.

His FBI security detail ran to catch him as he fell. He was released from the hospital the next day and his office said he had suffered a fainting spell.

Was it a coincidence, or did Mukasey's guilty conscience overwhelm him?

(Via Sullivan.)