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The more I think of it, the more convinced I am that the right thing to do is for the U.S. Senate to seat Roland Burris . This, of course, comes with caveats... First, there is currently no indication that Roland Burris has been involved in the Blago scandals -- or that there is any reason to ...
Blago to Appoint Illinois Pol to Obama Senate Seat
blogs.abcnews.com 12/30/2008 — Scandalized Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will today appoint Roland Burris to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Obama. Burris was Attorney General of Illinois from 1991 until 1995. Then-state senator Obama backed Burris over ...
Senate Dems To Blago: Call Off The Appointment, We Will Not Seat Burris
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/30/2008 — The Senate Democratic leadership has now released a statement on the impending appointment of Roland Burris to Barack Obama's Senate seat, expressing their very strong displeasure at the situation and making it clear that they will not accept his ...
The Blago/Burris Press Conference: A Sight To Behold
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/30/2008 — Rod Blagojevich and Roland Burris just held their press conference to announce the attempted appointment of Burris to the Senate -- and it was a train wreck if there ever was one.
Blagojevich forcefully said that the people of Illinois should not ...
Rubber Necking
talkingpointsmemo.com 12/31/2008 — Roland Burris is on MSNBC. I thought Blagojevich was going to be the winner today on cringe-osity. But I think Burris may be lapping Blago.
Senate Leadership: Burris 'unacceptable'
politico.com 12/30/2008 — The Senate will not seat Roland Burris if Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich attempts to appoint him, a Democratic leadership aide said.
Majority Leader Harry Reid views Burris as "unacceptable," the aide said.
Blagojevich Names Roland Burris to Replace Obama in U.S. Senate
firedoglake.com 12/30/2008 — Woah :
The action comes despite warnings by Democratic Senate leaders that they would not seat anyone appointed by the disgraced governor who faces criminal charges of trying to sell the post, sources familiar with the decision said.
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Blago's New Gambit
talkingpointsmemo.com 12/30/2008 — We've just gotten word that Gov. Blagojevich has decided to appoint Roland Burris to Obama's senate seat. I've heard the name before. But I don't know much more than that. So we're trying to get a better read on his...
Blagojevich to appoint Burris to Obama's seat
dailykos.com 12/30/2008 — Gov. Rod Blagojevich is expected today to name former Illinois Atty. Gen. Roland Burris to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate.
The action comes despite warnings by Democratic Senate leaders that they would not seat anyone ...
Blagojevich to Name Roland Burris to Replace Obama in US Senate
theneweditor.com 12/30/2008 — Chicago and Illinois politics at its finest . Pass the popcorn.
Update : In an ironic twist, Roland Burris was appointed to his first state government job in 1973 by Illinois Governor Dan Walker -- who later went to the hoosegow, one of three ...
Who Is Roland Burris?
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/30/2008 — So who is Roland Burris, the man who will reportedly be appointed by Rod Blagojevich to Barack Obama's Senate seat?
Burris is an experienced and respected hand in Illinois politics, who offered himself up as a potential appointee about two and a ...
No Seat for You!
corner.nationalreview.com 12/30/2008 — Senate Dems vs. Blagovich:
Washington, DC--Senate Democratic Leadership made the following statement today in response to reports that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will nominate Roland Burris to fill the vacant Illinois Senate seat. Earlier ...
Blagojevich Pick Raised Money For The Governor
huffingtonpost.com 12/30/2008 — Rod Blagojevich's choice to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat, Roland Burris, helped raise money for the governor on multiple occasions.
Blagojevich's choice is already being met with a steep wave of skepticism, because the embattled Illinois ...
Bobby Rush: Don't "hang or lynch" Burris
politico.com 12/30/2008 — In one of the most surreal press conferences of a year festooned with them, Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) more or less dared any Democrat to oppose Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojovich's appointment of Roland Burris to replace Barack Obama in the Senate.
A passionate Rush, appearing besides the ...
Obama: "I Agree" With Senate Dems On Not Seating Burris
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/30/2008 — Barack Obama has just released this statement, supporting the Senate Democrats in their decision to block the seating of Roland Burris:
"Roland Burris is a good man and a fine public servant, but the Senate Democrats made it clear weeks ago that ...
Obama condemns Blago's move to appoint Burris
dailykos.com 12/30/2008 — The transition team released the following statement from President-Elect Barack Obama: Roland Burris is a good man and a fine public servant, but the Senate Democrats made it clear weeks ago that they cannot accept an appointment made by a ...
Burris Predicts "Major Outcry" From People Of Illinois If He's Not Seated
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/31/2008 — You really do have to wonder what planet Roland Burris is living on right now.
In an appearance just now on MSNBC, Burris was asked about the possibility of the Senate refusing to seat him. "Well, I think you will see a major outcry from the ...
Obama: Burris Appointment "Disappointing"
hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com 12/31/2008 — Pres.-elect Barack Obama released a statement tonight via the transition about Gov. Rod Blagojevich 's appointment of former state AG Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate:
"Roland Burris is a good man and a fine public servant, but the Senate ...
Huburris —
RedState: Conservative News and Community
Blago, if nothing else, has proven himself a serious narcissist in these past few weeks. It’s all about him. Well, he apparently admires Roland Burris’s narcissist self-infatuation.
Burris has named his kids, both male and female, after himself. There is Roland II and Rolanda. ...
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 ...
Blago to Appoint After All —
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts
ABC’s Jake Tapper reports: Blago to Appoint Illinois Pol to Obama Senate Seat
Scandalized Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will today appoint Roland Burris to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Obama.
Burris was Attorney General of Illinois from 1991 until 1995. ...
Roland Burris Denied Senate Seat —
Outside The Beltway | OTB
As promised, the Senate has refused to seat Roland Burris.
Roland Burris failed in his bid to take President-elect Barack Obama’s Illinois Senate seat on Tuesday in a scripted piece of political theater staged just before the opening of the 111th Congress.
“Mr. Burris is not in ...
Burris: "We ARE the senator." —
Ace of Spades HQ
And he intends to be in Washington on Tuesday for the swearing in. Roland Burris, being Roland Burris, put it to me this way Friday when we talked: "We are the senator." And we, that is he, the former Illinois...
Roland Burris To Crash Senate Inauguration Party —
Politics Daily
Former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris, showing all the restraint of the man who appointed him , announced that he'll be in Washington for the swearing-in of new senators, whether the Senate likes it or not . "The first part is how we're going to get there by train, plane or bicycle," ...
THURSDAY ROUNDUP —
News
FROM THE BLOGS:
Blagojevich-Burris Follies Continue - BarbinMD, Daily Kos
Burris-Blago: What Happens Now? - Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake
Sen. Death - Don Surber
Dems: Burris to Be Barred By Men - Moe Lane, RedState
Analysis: Must Senate Seat Burris? - Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog
Why They Fight - ...
Blago —
Eschaton
I really think the Senate Dems are going to make themselves look ridiculous if they try to avoid seating Burris. Whatever one thinks of Blago, he's still the governor, and he hasn't even been indicted or impeached. If there's no suggestion that this specific appointment is tainted, then I ...
'I Am the Senator, and It Sounds Good' —
JammieWearingFool
Doesn't sound like Roland Burris is going anywhere. This should be fun.Roland Burris suggested he would challenge an effort to block his appointment to the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama, but said he's confident Senate Democrats will relent and let him take the job.
"We ...
Roland Burris=Dwight Shrute of The Office —
Majikthise
Ezra asks why Roland Burris is willing to accept Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich's nomination to serve out the remainder of Barack Obama's term in the US Senate. Good question. My guess is that Burris is willing because he's a 71-year-old man who has already tried and failed to run for the ...
As AG, Burris Ignored Evidence of Innocence —
TalkLeft
Given the stink adhering to the Blagojevich administration, the principled decision of Rep. Denny Davis to decline a possible Senate appointment might call into question the wisdom of Roland Burris' decision to accept one. It's true, as Burris pointed out, that Blago is presumed innocent, but ...
More on Burris —
Matthew Yglesias
Jack Balkin and Mark Tushnet argue that the Senate can, in fact, refuse to seat Roland Burris.
Meanwhile, since I don’t think I’ve said this before, we should all be clear that Burris and Bobby Rush are really behaving in an irresponsible manner here. It would have been the ...
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