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"I Am the Junior Senator From Illinois"
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... Roland Burris stands firm on his Senate appointment, insisting to the WSJ that Gov. Blagojevich's decision is legitimate and suggesting he'll fight any effort to block him.
"We think they will come around and recognize that the appointment is legal and valid.... By what authority can (Sen. Reid) deny a governor carrying out his constitutional duty?" ...
Roland Burris - I Am NOT Seeking to Be Confrontational But I am the Junior Senator from Illinois
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
... Would Harry Reid REALLY have the balls to block Roland Burris from taking his seat in the United States Senate chambers?
No, he wouldn’t and the Illinois Secretary of State will not be able to legally block Hot Rod’s appointment.
So, break out the champagne and celebrate with Roland Burris when he says: “I Am the Junior Senator from Illinois.”
Roland Burris suggested he would challenge an effort to block his appointment to the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama, but said he’s confident that Senate ...
'I Am the Senator, and It Sounds Good'
JammieWearingFool —
Doesn't sound like Roland Burris is going anywhere. This should be fun. Roland Burris suggested he would challenge an effort to block his appointment to the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama, but said he's confident Senate Democrats will relent and let him take the job. "We think they will come around and recognize that the appointment is legal and valid and I am the junior Senator from Illinois ," the former Illinois attorney general said in an interview at his office here. He spoke Wednesday as it became clear that Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich offered the ...
The Early Word: New Year's Day Edition
The Caucus —
... if Mr. Burris heads to Washington next week ( as he says he will ) for the start of the 111th Congress. Mike Dorning and James Oliphant writing in the Los Angeles Times ...
Senator Burris
ArchPundit —
His aides are calling him Senator already.
Mr. Burris, 71 years old, brushed off the opposition in a 25-minute interview during which aides called him “senator” and he argued that he would represent his state well. “From South Beloit to Cairo, from Galena to Zion, East St. Louis to Lawrenceville, I know this state. I know its people,” he said.
He also questioned — as have several legal scholars — the Senate’s right to keep him from taking the seat, asking, “By what authority can [Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid] ...
