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Taylor Marsh: Did Burris Step In It?
The Discerning Texan: Report: Burris may have Lied on Impeachment Affidavit
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Blago Impeached; Tide Turning (Again) on Burris?
RedState: Conservative News and Community: Breaking: Rod Blagojevich has been impeached.
Did Burris Step In It?
Taylor Marsh —
... The
plot thickens. A potential problem has popped up regarding Burris,
though it’s not clear how big a challenge it actually is at this point. But
it adds a question about Burris where none previously appeared. ...
Report: Burris may have Lied on Impeachment Affidavit
The Discerning Texan —
A new wrinkle today to the sordid Blagojevich-Burris saga has Democrats scratching their collective heads about what to do next (via the Chicago Sun-Times): A potentially troublesome new detail emerged about Roland Burris' controversial U.S. Senate appointment Thursday after a state House panel voted unanimously to recommend Gov. Blagojevich be impeached. For the first time, Burris indicated that he asked Blagojevich's former chief of staff and college classmate, Lon Monk, to relay his interest in the Senate seat to the governor last July or ...
Blago Impeached; Tide Turning (Again) on Burris?
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
... Item. Sun Times alleges inconsistencies in Burris testimony to House impeachment panel. Burris said he had no contact with representatives of Blago prior to late December; Sun Times says he talked to Blago confidant at some point during the fall. A venial sin -- but might offer enough pretense for the Senate to deny Burris membership. ...
Breaking: Rod Blagojevich has been impeached.
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... Allahpundit can’t wait for the press conference (remember, that’s 2 PM CST), and neither can I. Although at this point the fact that the meme has been well and truly set that Illinois politics is a wretched hive of scum and villainy has seriously upped the ante on how this story could get any better. As I’ve noted privately, we’re at the point where we’d need flaming chainsaws to increase the Awesomeness of it all…
What? Burris lied in an affidavit about contacting a Blagojevich representative about his interest in the ...
Let's see…
Upper Left —
…it's Friday. Blago's impeached. Burris is still sidelined, with new clouds gathering over his head. And Harry Reid is still the Leader of the largest Senate majority by either party since, well, I haven't actually looked it up, but it's been a while. Jane Hamsher may be a heck of a poker player, but I'm thinking Harry might push her all over a chess board. OK, I looked it up. The last time a political party seated 57 Senators it was the 103rd Congress ('93-95). When the full complement of 59 Senators is ...
And the Lobbyist 1 Story Starts to Make it Around
ArchPundit —
Sun-Times:
SPRINGFIELD — A potentially troublesome new detail emerged about Roland Burris’ controversial U.S. Senate appointment Thursday after a state House panel voted unanimously to recommend Gov. Blagojevich be impeached.
For the first time, Burris indicated that he asked Blagojevich’s former chief of staff and college classmate, Lon Monk, to relay his interest in the Senate seat to the governor last July or September.
“If you’re close to the governor, you know, let him know I’m certainly interested in the ...
Blago’s human shield strategy
Michelle Malkin —
Man, is he milking it or what? Gotta love the histrionics. Blago’s press conference was a “big &$*%^^ you” to Rahm Emanuel (who got name-checked while Blago touted his health care heroism) and the Illinois legislature. Most delicious: The human shield strategy. Blago’s healed women with breast cancer, saved children, and wants to keep families from losing their homes. How dare he be impeached! Meantime, this development in the Burris story, via Chicago S-T: A potentially troublesome new detail emerged about Roland Burris’ controversial U.S. Senate appointment Thursday after a ...
Blago impeached by Ill. House - PLUS: Is Burris in the hot seat?
Sister Toldjah —
... The heat was turned up on Burris in the midst of all this when it was revealed that, contrary to his denials to the contrary, he made it clear earlier in the year last year to a Blago pal that he was interested in Obama’s seat should he be elected president: ...
Illinois Supreme Court Tosses Burris Problem Back to Senate Dems (Updated)
Weekly Standard Blog —
... Update: In other news, it looks like Burris may have told the impeachment committee something different than an affdavit suggested about his communications with Blago: ...
