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firedoglake.com - 1/7/2009

I Want to Play Poker with Harry Reid

— 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 ... (more) I Want to Play Poker with Harry Reid

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Harry Reid

Rod Blagojevich

Roland Burris

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cbs2chicago.com - 1/7/2009

Senate Democrats Plan To Accept Burris

— cbs2chicago.com — Senate Democrats plan to accept Roland Burris for President-elect Barack Obama's vacant seat. (more) Senate Democrats Plan To Accept Burris

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Roland Burris

Washington, D.C

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chicagobreakingnews.com - 1/7/2009

Senate leader leaves door ajar for Burris

— chicagobreakingnews.com — WASHINGTON -- A day after the U.S. Senate barred Roland Burris from being seated, Majority Leader Harry Reid left the door open to his admittance. After a 45-minute meeting this morning between Burris, Reid and his lieutenant, Sen.Dick Durbin, Reid ... (more) Senate leader leaves door ajar for Burris

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Roland Burris

Harry Reid

Rod Blagojevich

Washington, D.C

Dick Durbin

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HARRY REID is backing down as fast as he can.
Instapundit — HARRY REID is backing down as fast as he can.

Reid: Okay, But Only After I Cry And Stomp My Feet, Again
Riehl World View — You have to love the new Reid headline on Coleman as Burris prepares to take his seat in the Senate. "Never ever" is so much more definitive and powerful than simply saying "never". Reid: Coleman will "never ever serve" The odds that Coleman will prevail in a court challenge are long, though there does look to be a solid equal protections argument behind the handling of absentee and disputed ballots. If Florida 2000 taught us anything, it's that courts like clearly stated "objective" standards in determining a voters intent. Can you say "chad?" I don't believe that ...

Burris To The Senate
JustOneMinute — ... a cheap suitcase. Background from J Sullum at Reason . MY BAD: Since it is a football week I should strike the "cheap suitcase" and substitute "backpedaling like a Ravens D-back." I am embittered because my flash of genius - David Patterson of NY appoints a black man (possibly himself) to Hillary's seat, thereby solving his Caroline Kennedy problem and the Senate's "whites only" problem - is now passe.

Summarizing Harry Reid
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days — Courtesy of Jacob Sullum , noting the news that the Senate Democratic leadership will back down and seat Roland Burris after all: That's the right decision, since it's the one required by law. But by announcing that Burris would be barred from the Senate as a matter of principle and quickly giving in, Reid and his allies look like the spineless, shifty hacks they are. By trying to avoid the embarrassment of serving with a man appointed by a fellow Democrat accused of corruption, they have only magnified their humiliation. Republicans could not have possibly invented a ...

Summarizing Harry Reid
RedState: Conservative News and Community — Courtesy of Jacob Sullum, noting the news that the Senate Democratic leadership will back down and seat Roland Burris after all: That’s the right decision, since it’s the one required by law. But by announcing that Burris would be barred from the Senate as a matter of principle and quickly giving in, Reid and his allies look like the spineless, shifty hacks they are. By trying to avoid the embarrassment of serving with a man appointed by a fellow Democrat accused of corruption, they have only magnified their humiliation. ...