Congress: Republicans warm to Burris

Now, even Republicans who frowned heavily on the Burris appointment appear to be leaning towards seating him . "[Minority Leader Mitch] McConnell, maintaining his call for a special election to fill Obama's seat, would not speculate on how he or his Conference would vote on the matter, although several Republicans confirmed that Burris' installment was unlikely to be blocked. National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn (Texas), for one, said he is in favor based on what he knows ‘today.’ "    In a PBS interview , Nancy Pelosi offered little sympathy for the departing president. “ ‘I think the Bush presidency did great harm to America, with this war, with the enormous budget deficits, the challenges to the Constitution of the United States, the financial crisis that we are in,’ Pelosi said. Pelosi said she was puzzled when, during a recent appearance on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,’ Bush said his proudest achievement was his attempt to privatize Social Security. ‘It ... (link)