Burris Won't Run for Senate Seat in 2010

AP ^ | July 9, 2009 | Henry C. Jackson

[WashingtonSource]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic official says Roland Burris will not run for a full Senate term in 2010. The source says Burris has begun informing Democratic officials about his decision. The official spoke anonymously because Burris had yet to announce his decision publicly.

[WashingtonSource]

The Dems are runnin' scared about losing this seat in 2010. I smell a damage-control 'rat

[Wooly]

Burris told them that he would be testifying and trying to keep his butt out of jail.

[momincombatboots]

Does he still get paid salary for life?

[mass55th]

Yep. Obviously it wasn’t his decision not to run since a RAT official announced it for him.

[Brad from Tennessee]

Roland Burris is too valuable an asset to lose. Contact him at link below and urge him to run in 2010:

http://burris.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm

[blam]

"Does he still get paid salary for life?"

My first thought...and, all the benefits owed to our senatorial royalty?

[moose2004]

Lisa Madigan, the Illinois AG and the dem’s best hope to hold the seat announced she will not run for the senate, she’s running for re-election or for governor. Mark Kirk, the Repub, will be a very strong candidate.

[Brad from Tennessee]

Thanks.

[moose2004]

We need to pick up Obambi’s old seat just to stick it to the WH. How do you like that Rahm you creep!

[neocon1984]

Nah. He was paid off in the beginning.

- A lifelong Chicagoan

[PhilCollins]

Rep. Kirk (my congressman) should lose the primary to a conservative, Dr. Eric Wallace. His site is www.wallaceforillinois.com.

I hope that State Rep. Elizabeth Coulson will run for Kirk’s seat. She’s been a legislator since 1997.