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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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Blagojevich Appoints Roland Burris
patterico.com 12/31/2008 — [Guest post by DRJ]
Embattled Democratic Governor Rod Blagojevich appointed former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris as Senator to fill the unexpired term of Barack Obama:
“The people of Illinois are entitled to have two United States ...
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.
Roland Burris, Blagojevich Hold Nuttiest Press Conference Of 2008
huffingtonpost.com 12/31/2008 — So, Governor Rod Blagojevich just held a press conference where he gamely put forward Roland Burris as his appointment for the vacant Illinois Senate seat. It pretty much wins the award for the Most Nutlog Press Conference of 2008. And no poetry was ...
Bobby Rush, Not Done Yet
motherjones.com 12/31/2008 — Obama's intervention in the Roland Burris situation has assured that any further demagoguing Bobby Rush does on Burris' behalf will only serve to make him look more ridiculous. And it appears Rush is up to the job. Here he is on TV this morning ...
Republicans Shouldn't Help Dems Block Burris
news.aol.com 1/1/2009 — 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 ...
Fiasco Watch: Blagojevich And Burris
dailykos.com 1/3/2009 — With only three days until the potential showdown between Roland Burris and the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms, there's quite a bit of news on the Blagojevich-Burris front. Yesterday, Burris filed an emergency request : ... urging the Illinois Supreme ...
Roland Burris: Reid Meeting Top Republican To Plan
huffingtonpost.com 1/5/2009 — WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid plans to meet with the chamber's top Republican to see if they can come to a bipartisan solution on what to do about Senate appointee Roland Burris.
Burris is the Democrat picked by Illinois ...
Where's the Roland Burris Poll?
fivethirtyeight.com 1/6/2009 — Still waiting on Rasmussen, Zogby, et. al. to poll this question, so in the meantime I guess we'll have to create a (nonscientific) poll or two of our own: WILL Roland Burris be seated in the United States Senate? | BuzzDash polls SHOULD Roland ...
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 ...
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," ...
'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 ...
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 ...
Roland Burris' Monument to Himself —
Weekly Standard Blog
This alone ought to disqualify Roland Burris from being appointed as a United States Senator. Its amazing how the left has been able to rally around Burris without knowing anything about him, declaring him qualified to serve if only he hadn't been appointed by a governor on the verge of ...
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 ...
Rush: Blocking Burris Like Blocking Desegregation —
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Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) on Wednesday again warned senators seeking to block the Senate appointment of Roland Burris, saying that such a move would be like blocking black children from attending desegregated schools.
Rush, on CBS's "Early Show," dismissed suggestions that Burris shouldn't be ...
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