voices.washingtonpost.com - 1/6/2009
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Burris has come off as a fool and a crook pretending he is innocent of wrong doing in receiving his appointment. He is a loser and I think he will lose one more time, but cause a lot of damage before he goes. I don't think voters would elect him dog catcher. Surely he cannot be the only black ...
firedoglake.com - 1/7/2009
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firedoglake.com —
I want to play poker with Harry Reid.
Really I do. Rather than call for a special...
election in Illinois, Reid sends a letter to Blagojevich signed by everyone in the Democratic caucus asking him to step down. They assert that they will not seat ...
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I Want to Play Poker with Harry Reid
cbs2chicago.com - 1/7/2009
usatoday.com - 1/6/2009
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usatoday.com —
In a spectacle that spilled onto the Capitol
steps, Burris was turned away from the Senate Tuesday...
as the 111th Congress was gaveled into session. His lawyer, Timothy Wright III, said the Illinois politician was considering more negotiations or a ...
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Poll: Half say Burris should be blocked from Sen. seat
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CHRIS CILIZZA: Burris Backs Reid Into A Corner….
Instapundit —
CHRIS CILIZZA: Burris Backs Reid Into A Corner.
Your Clown Shoes Are Too Small
d r i f t g l a s s —
To box with God. Local clown denied admittance to nation's leading clown college. From the WSJ: Burris Backs Reid Into a Corner Lost amid the scads of cameras and scrambling reporters seeking to get a glimpse or a word from former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris over the last 24 hours is one simple fact: Burris -- and, by extension, embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich -- have backed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) into a corner. By keeping the highest media profile possible, Burris has ...
Viking Pundit —
Tuesday, January 06, 2009 The Senate drama – What now for the Harry Reid/Roland Burris showdown? The Washington Post lays out the options . Almost everybody agrees a special election would be preferable but Burris appears ready to fight it out. posted by Eric at ...
Jane Hamsher: I Want To Play Poker With Harry Reid
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... of the 50 Senators who signed Reid's letter saying Burris would never be seated, she announces that as the outgoing head of the Rules Committee she thinks the Senate has no choice but to seat him.(Good timing, because Charlie Rangel is already complaining about the Rules Committee dragging its feet.) Reid can't hold his own caucus in line. Blames Rahm. Gives interview saying "I don't work for Barack Obama." Smooth. WaPo: "Burris Backs Reid Into a Corner." A seventy-one year old dude ...
I Want to Play Poker with Harry Reid
Firedoglake —
... would never be seated, she announces that as the outgoing head of the Rules Committee she thinks the Senate has no choice but to seat him. (Good timing, because Charlie Rangel is already complaining about the Rules Committee dragging its feet, and Jesse White is complaining that Reid made him the fall guy.)
Reid can't hold his own caucus in line. Blames Rahm. Gives interview saying "I don't work for Barack Obama."
Smooth.
WaPo: "Burris Backs Reid Into a Corner."
A ...
Rolled by Roland?
Weekly Standard Blog —
... decision to block Burris from being seated, the Leader shot back: "If you didn't know anything it doesn't look very good," referring to the circumstances of the appointment.
Blago, after all, had been taped describing Obama's vacated seat "an effin' gold mine!" Reid explained.
That set reporters and staffers to snickering under the ornate chandelier of the Capitol's LBJ room.
Floating around on the Hill are several deals that might have been made behind the scenes to seat Burris:
Cut a Deal: The most ...
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Burris writes Reid
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"There's going to come a time when the entire Senate is going to have to ...
Reid's blocking of Burris not about race, Reid declares
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Obama, Reid, Burris and the Chicago Way
sistertoldjah.com 1/9/2009 — ChiTribune colmnist John Kass serves up stinging criticisms of how Obama handled the Roland Burris drama. What, you, ask? You didn’t know Obama got involved in it and pushed Reid into accepting Burris? Indeed, he did :
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Reid cracks Senate door open for Burris
thehill.com 1/4/2009 — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) indicated Sunday that there is a chance that controversial Illinois Senate appointee Roland Burris could be seated in the upper chamber. SEE RELATED STORY Reid, who appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” said ...
Illinois Secretary of State backs Burris, downplays own role
politico.com 1/7/2009 — The Illinois Secretary of State, Jesse White, downplayed his own role in preventing Roland Burris from joining the Senate, and put the responsibility for not seating Roland Burris on the shoulders of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
He also said ...
Burris blocked!
althouse.blogspot.com 1/6/2009 — Just now. That's it? Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Monday that Burris would not be permitted to take his seat because Burris "has not been certified by the state of Illinois," a reference to incomplete paperwork that only touches ...
Burris will likely get seat, after all
boston.com 1/7/2009 — After repeatedly saying they wouldn't accept him and turning him away Tuesday, it now appears that Senate Democrats eventually plan to seat Roland Burris after all. After Burris met privately with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senator Dick ...
The Ugly Legal Optics of Harry Reid’s Burris Battle
emptywheel.firedoglake.com 1/2/2009 —
h/t MCCS1977
Earlier this morning, Jane wrote a fantastic post, "Burris and Blago: What Happens Now?" , that lays out most all of the concerns with the obstreperous position taken by Harry Reid and the Democratic leadership. I would ...
Feinstein breaks with leadership on Burris —
CNN Political Ticker 1/6/2009
(CNN) – Outgoing Senate Rules Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein said Tuesday she disagrees with her Democratic leadership blocking Roland Burris from being seated in the Senate.
“The question is really one, in my view, of law,” Feinstein told ...
Senators Turn Burris Away at Capitol —
Wash Post In Congress 1/7/2009
Blocked from claiming a Senate seat, a man who once said his success in politics was the result of "divine intervention" stood outside the Capitol yesterday and declared: "Members of the media, my name is Roland Burris, the junior senator from the ...
First thoughts: No drama Washington? —
First Read 1/7/2009
From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Carrie Dann*** No drama Washington? It appears that all the preparation we in the media have been doing to cover controversy -- be it Burris, the recount in Minnesota, or Panetta -- is beginning to ...
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