Michael Jackson's Doctor is Missing

Sadly, members of the Los Angeles Police department will not have time to call their congresspersons on Cap'n Tax today, because they are looking for Michael Jackson's personal, live-in, physician.

Los Angeles police were reportedly searching for Michael Jackson's personal physician today to question him over allegations that the star received a potentially fatal dose of the painkiller Demerol before his death.

News of the manhunt broke on the well-connected celebrity gossip website TMZ.com, which was the first to report the star's death, and came as an LA County coroner began an autopsy. Earlier reports suggested that Jackson might have been given a large dose of the drug to help deal with pain after rehearsals for a series of 50 comeback concerts in London.

TMZ reported: "We've learned law enforcement is looking for a doctor who lived at Michael Jackson's home - and the doctor is nowhere to be found... The cops want to interview the doc."

You'd think the good doctor would be the first person questioned yesterday after the Demerol rumors surfaced. Plenty of time for a good head start.

Then again, maybe the doctor is merely distraught and in seclusion somewhere. It could be that he meant to call in, but he's on hold with his congressman, waiting to weigh in on the disastrous Waxman-Markey bill.

UPDATE AT 4:30 -- Good news! The doctor reportedly has resurfaced and is willing to talk to the cops.