The Senate refused to seat Burris today. Burris, as you all know, is the ersatz Senatorial appointee from Illinois who got the nod from Governor Blagojevich.
He seems like a harmless enough fellow, although his ego is bigger than his electoral ability. In Illinois, the voters have rejected him several times in the past 12 years. He was state Comptroller, and state AG, but he lost three times for Governor.
The Senate refused him based on the fact that the Illinois Secretary of State refused to sign the appointment documents.
I've got no dog in this hunt, one way or another, but I do have a problem with Burris and it all ties to Blagojevich. My problems are threefold.
1. Blago is a crook who tried to sell the Senate seat to the highest bidder.
2. Burris arguably has enough money (have you seen his crypt) to buy the seat.
3. Anything Blago does is tainted. See #1 above. Burris might have bought the seat. That's a big "might", but there you have it. Burris is tainted.
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ReplyDeleteBurris is a machine hack, like so many other (D) politicians in this sad state. He has less dirt than many (most?) but he paid his dues to the machine, got his perks, and was a participant in the pay to play system, same as Blagojevich. Around here 'less' may count as praise, however faint.
ReplyDeleteThat crypt probably cost $100,000. But notice something. If a drunk driver runs off the road and knocks over one of the front posts, the roof will come crashing down.
ReplyDeleteIf it wern't for corrupt politicians Illinois wouldn't have anyone to send.
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