Reid: Senate won't seat Blagojevich pick

CLTV ^ | Dec 30, 2008 | Ray Long and Rick Pearson

[BAW]

Reid already saying, "NO."

This is a Fire Sale. The cost of the Senate seat seems to have dropped to $20,000 already paid.

News conference in 20 minutes.

[adlucem]

Mods: Please place this in Breaking News.

[Star Traveler]

Depending on the thinking of the local voters, that could backfire on the Senate and cause this person to be elected to that office. LOL...

Actually, that may be the plan...

[adlucem]

BAW: Can you modify this post to put it in Breaking News?

This is going to get good.

[autumnraine]

Wow, can he really do that? This is heating up to be quite the fight. Until Blago is impeached, he has the authority, right?

[eureka!]

I read elsewhere that Reid and the Senate can’t refuse to seat the appointee. They can only expel on a 2/3 vote. If true, this will be even more fun...

[misterrob]

Don’t seat the black guy!!!

This should be fun for a while.

[rod1]

Does this now qualify for a “that’s racist” photo and caption?

[Paladin2]

Reid’s just being racist.

[jimbo123]

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D95D7M180&show_article=1

The last time the Senate refused to seat a member was in 1947, when Mississippi Democrat Theodore Bilbo was accused of corruption and bribery, according to Don Ritchie, associate Senate historian.

[Lurker]

Here's the money quote (no pun intended): Burris has given more than $20,000 to Blagojevich's campaign fund on his own and through his consulting and law firms, state campaign finance records show. Burris' consulting company received about $290,000 in state contracts with the Illinois Department of Transportation a few years ago, according to state comptroller records.

Give 20 grand, get 290 grand.

What a system we got here in the Peoples Republik of IL.

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[Sybeck1]

McConnell should ask for him to caucus with the GOP.....

[nickcarraway]

There was one in the 70s to.

[baiamonte]

Why shouldn’t he be seated. He’ll fit right in with the rest of those thugs and crooks.

[JennysCool]

Reid’s gone a bridge too far on this one, especially if Obama should happen to express support for Burris.

Can you say internecine warfare? Knew you could.

[griswold3]

Until Blago is impeached, he has the authority, right?

Found guilty in the court of public opinion....

[Tarpon]

So how does the Senators get a say? You know it’s not like it’s a club of insiders, it is supposed to be an election with State rules on how to handle other things that comes up.

Reid’s 30% approval in Nevada needs some tough guy talk to help pump up.

[BAW]

Can you modify this post to put it in Breaking News?

Not sure how to do that . . . maybe the online reports AFTER the Blago conference can go there instead.

So much for a slow news week!

[PasorBob]

Somebody is paying for Blago’s VERY expensive mob lawyer. Blago isn’t. He stiffed his last one.

[PISANO]

You got to hand it to BLAGO, appointing a BLACK will make it VERY TOUGH for the Dims to say NO.

This is ONE time the GOP should stay clear of any involvement and let Reid and Co. navigate these waters alone!

If he is not seated then the GOP can point out the rejection to BLACKS and if he is seated they can point to the seat as being illegitimate.