Looks like Feinswine has flip-flopped, given that she, along with every other Dem, signed this letter to Blago on Dec. 11th:
“Under NO circumstance make an appointment to fill the vacant Illinois Senate seat. In light of your arrest yesterday on alleged federal corruption charges related to that Senate seat, ANY appointment by you would raise serious questions.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/10/reid-blagojevich-must-go_n_149974.html
i’m with Di Fi on this one. they haven’t impeached Blago, not sure Fitzgerald’s got the goods on him since he needed a 90 day extension, and Burris doesn’t seem to be on the take as far as we know. i felt very uncomfortable seeing him humiliated today. very uncomfortable. he should be seated. he is not Blago and Blago’s sins should not be visited on him.
Oh, no, no, no...you need to understand DiFi doesn't flip-flop. (Dems never flip-flop, dontcha know.) She "reevaluates" her position depending on the way the wind is blowing. See, it's like this. She didn't want Blago to appoint a senator, but now that he has, DiFi sees an opportunity to burnish her carefully crafted reputation for independence and moderation. Plus, in California, which has a powerful black constituency, she wants to be seen as supporting the only African-American senator-designee. Just in case she decides to run for governor in a couple of years, you see.
After living here over 30 years, I've had long practice figuring out the real reasons why our scummy California politicans do things.
I think it is called survival. She will need black voters in California to keep her job once the Hispanic lobby is emboldened enough to run one of their own. I've always thought she was brighter than Boxer. But, then, so is a box of rocks.