althouse.blogspot.com - 1/7/2009
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After a meeting this morning. Presents himself well???? Rush Limbaugh, just now, ridiculing the Democrats' racial attitudes, likened that quote to Joe Biden's famous assessment of Barack Obama : "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and ...
Burris writes Reid
politico.com 1/4/2009 — In a letter to Harry Reid, Dick Durbin, and Dianne Feinstein, a lawyer for Roland Burris forwards his formal appointment documents.
"I write to ensure his smooth transition," writes Timothy Wright III, the lawyer, citing Marbury v. ...
Harry Reid: 'I Don't Work For Obama'
huffingtonpost.com 1/19/2009 — In an interview with The Hill , Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he would not roll over for the new president the way Republicans did for Bush.
Reid stated, "I don't believe in the executive power trumping everything... I believe in our ...
Reid: Burris can't be seated, yet
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 1/7/2009 — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is talking to reporters after meeting with Burris.
(CNN) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Wednesday the Senate is not yet ready to seat Burris.
Watch the press conference on ...
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 :
So the Chicago Way ...
Reid's blocking of Burris not about race, Reid declares
latimesblogs.latimes.com 1/8/2009 — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says it is totally ridiculous for "a lot of people" to suggest that his leadership of the barring of African American Roland Burris from the U.S. Senate and his reported pre-arrest recommendation to ...
Reid And Durbin: No Seating Of Burris Yet -- But We Really Like Him
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/7/2009 — At their press conference just now, Harry Reid and Dick Durbin announced that there is no action being taken on Roland Burris' appointment to the Senate -- at least not yet.
"There's going to come a time when the entire Senate is going to have to ...
Harry Reid’s Doing the Right Thing
firedoglake.com 1/2/2009 — I've had my problems with Reid over the years, but he's not in the wrong on Blagojevich and Burris. This is not a racial issue. Long before Burris, a black man, was appointed by a corrupt governor, Reid said he wouldn't allow anyone, anyone, ...
Roland Burris v Senate: Showdown live
swamppolitics.com 1/6/2009 — by Mike Dorning and Mark Silva
"I am the senator,'' says Roland Burris, the former attorney general from Illinois appointed to fill the Senate seat of President-elect Barack Obama.
No, he is not, insist the Democratic leaders of the Senate ...
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 ...
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 ...
Source: Obama and Reid spoke about Burris —
CNN Political Ticker 1/7/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) — A Senate Democratic leadership aide tells CNN that President-elect Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid spoke about the Roland Burris situation Monday. "They agreed on the need for an amicable
resolution to this ...
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