Dana Milbank on Roland Burris’s trip to the Senate.
The Kicker — January 7, 2009 01:29 PM
“Roland Burris (D-Blagojevich)”
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Most Americans view our government as a bunch of in-fighting boobs. The fact that Roland Burris accepted a senate seat; the fact that Blago appointed him; the fact that the senate flip-flops daily on the issue and the fact that the black caucus want him admitted (racist to the nth degree)further demonstrates that Americans are correct in their assessment!
#1 Posted by Al Rosato, CJR on Fri 9 Jan 2009 at 07:20 AM
Well, Blagojevich is not in position to appoint anybody for the position left by President Obama. This is the first time that a governor of the state has been impeached, and one of the few governors of any state to be impeached. Blagojevich was arrested on charges of conspiracy to auction off the vacant Senate seat that belonged to now President Barack Obama. The price he seemed to demand for other political favors is an amount so huge, no amount of payday loans could buy it. Check out this article to learn about payday loans or more on the Blagojevich impeachment.
#2 Posted by Deon J., CJR on Sat 24 Jan 2009 at 03:21 AM