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Fruit Falls from The Poison Political Tree
Taylor Marsh —
BY TAYLOR MARSH
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video via ProgressIllinois
Forgive me, but I find this down right hilarious. ...
ROLAND BURRIS: Who Is Blagojevich's Pick For Illinois Senator?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
As reported, disgraced Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich wants to appoint former Illinois attorney general Roland Burris to President-elect Obama's former Senate seat:
Shortly after Obama's Nov. 4 victory, Burris made known his interest in an appointment to the Senate but was never seriously considered, according to Blagojevich insiders. But in the days following Blagojevich's arrest, and despite questions over the taint of a Senate appointment, Burris stepped up his efforts to win the governor's support.
Though he is 71, Burris has said that Obama's replacement should be able to win re-election and he has noted ...
Does Burris have a chance?
Political Animal —
... that Burris probably won't be labeled a close Blagojevich ally. Burris announced his interest in the [vacant Senate] seat at a December 13 press conference. And he didn't pull any punches with regards to the governor. He described Blagojevich's alleged efforts to sell the Senate appointment as "pretty appalling" and "just reprehensible." He also endorsed Attorney Gen. Lisa Madigan's effort at the time to get the Illinois Supreme Court to remove the governor from office, describing Blagojevich as "incapacitated." Stay tuned.— ...
Arrogance personified
Sister Toldjah —
... Progress Illinois has much more, including how Burris talked about Blago just a couple of weeks ago. TPM has a glowing mini-piece on Burris ...
Roland Burris changes his tune on Blago
Daily Kos —
Here's video of of Burris on Blago, before the appointment...and after (h/t: Progress Illinois for finding the "before" video): What a difference two weeks and a senatorial appointment makes, eh? On December 13, Roland Burris said Blago should be forced from office, calling the governor's actions "appalling" and "reprehensible." But now Burris has abandoned his call for Blago to be booted from office, and has completely dropped his condemnations of the governor. Burris now simply says ...
Washington May Be Burris' Kind Of Town After All
Daily Kos —
... And speaking of that criminal complaint, yesterday Burris said he never read it, even though he called "the evidence" against Blagojevich "pretty appalling [and] just reprehensible," at a press conference just a few short weeks ago. What seems pretty appalling is to go before cameras and express outrage over evidence that he had never seen, although, come to think of it, that might be an attractive quality to any Senator who voted for the authorization to use military force in Iraq. ...
