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Burris Not Looking for Drama in D.C.
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... The Illinois Senate appointee tells the Chicago Sun-Times he will try to avoid making a scene when he comes to the Capitol Tuesday to claim the Senate seat.
"There is no confrontation here, there is no antagonism here. And so we are proceeding very diplomatically, and we are proceeding with all concern about not creating any type of circus that will entertain the media." ...
Election Central Saturday Roundup
TPM Election Central —
... Roland Burris expressed a high degree of confidence in his legitimacy as a Senator, telling Lynn Sweet, "We are the Senator." Burris says he wants to avoid any confrontation when he shows up in Washington next week, but he also apparently has no aversion to using the royal "we." ...
Anticipating Senate Fireworks
Taylor Marsh —
... However, the
most hilarious line from Burris doesn’t need a laugh track: "There
is no confrontation here, there is no antagonism here," Burris said in
a phone interview from Chicago. ...
Quote of the Day
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
... -- Former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris (D), in an interview with the Chicago Sun Times, adding that "he will try to avoid making a scene when he comes to the Capitol on Tuesday to claim the seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama." ...
Planning Ahead
Moonbattery —
Blago appointee Roland Burris may be out there crowing "We are the Senator," but it looks like he's prepared for his fellow Dems to throw him under the bus, despite his sacred skin color: ...
Fiasco Watch: Blagojevich And Burris
Daily Kos —
... is "fuck." Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White released an op-ed outlining his reasons for refusing to sign off on the Burris appointment. Don't let it be said that Burris doesn't have his supporters. About 20 held a rally in support of his appointment. Demands included having Sen. Dick Durbin escort Burris to Tuesday's swearing in at the U.S. Capitol. This must have been the "outcry" Burris warned us about. And saving the best for last, a few excerpts on an interview Burris did Friday: Roland ...
Burris: "We ARE the senator."
Ace of Spades HQ —
Burris: "We ARE the senator." 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 attorney general, told me that he will try to avoid making a scene when he comes to the Capitol on Tuesday to claim the seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. Burris is arriving in town Monday night. As my face likes to say: "nom nom nom." Burris is expected to try and take his seat, but the sergeant-at-arms, an old Illinois chum ...
Burris Would Run for Reelection If Blago Farce Appointment Stands
TalkLeft —
Via BarbinMd (who is killing on this story btw), Roland Burris promised to run for reelection if his Blago Farce appointment is upheld: [Burris] also ruled out a caretaker role; Burris said he would likely run in 2010 to keep the seat if his appointment sticks. Allrighty then. In the interview with Lynn Sweet, Burris apparently said "we are the Senator." I am assuming the "we" he is referring to is he and Blago, because that is how the Republicans will certainly portray it. Speaking for me only ...
Burris: He Are Deluding Himself
The Moderate Voice —
Uh, oh…it’s never a good sign when a politician talks like this:
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 attorney general, told me that he will try to avoid making a scene when he comes to the Capitol on Tuesday to claim the seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. Burris is arriving in town Monday night.
That’s the lead of Chicago Sun-Times columnist Lynn Sweet’s column. And the use of ...
So Harry Reid pressured Blagojevich not to appoint Jesse Jackson, Jr. — AKA "Candidate 5."
Althouse —
... Meanwhile, over at the Chicago-Sun Times, Roland Burris said "We are the senator." "There is no confrontation here, there is no antagonism here," Burris said in a phone interview from Chicago. "And so we are proceeding very diplomatically, and we are proceeding with all concern about not creating any type of circus that will entertain the media."A circus? Will there be clowns??? ...
Quote of the Day: Allawi on Bush's "utter failure"
The Reaction —
... Initially, I thought our QotD today would be Burris's stupid "We are the senator" comment -- and, if you ask me, there's no way he should be Obama's replacement -- but former Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's ...
