Posted on 01/12/2009 1:33:24 PM PST by Wolfstar
WASHINGTON – It looks like Roland Burris will take President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat later this week. Senate Democratic leaders said they expect to swear in the former Illinois attorney general in the coming days, barring objections from Republicans.
Senators Harry Reid and Dick Durbin made that statement after Burris' lawyer met with Senate officials, who said his formal paperwork was in order.
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Re #15 Of course he will. We can dream though. ;^)
Yeah. We can dream, but I suspect we'll soon enough be waking to a nightmare caused by the Left's current stranglehold on our federal government. Burris will be part of making the nightmare come true.
Yep. *sigh*
For a while there it looked like their strategy was to drag their feet until Blago was impeached, but I guess they just didn’t have the stones to wait till Feb. Plus, I believe IL Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn stated he would resubmit Burris’ name when he took over anyway.
They want to clear the decks so they can hurry and pass all that Marxist legislation Obama will push.
What a ridiculous carnival of chest thumping. And the Rookie got to referee.
Quite a few of them did.
I just left a message on Reid’s voice mail telling him what an idiot he and Durbin look like over this. 1-877-762-8762 gets you the Capitol switchboard. Just ask for any Senator or Rep by name. You will be connected.
Very well said. Reid and Durbin lost the fight the day Burris showed up on Capitol Hill in the rain and cold looking a little lost, overwhelmed, but remaining gracious.
They would in fact gain everything by supporting Burris. He will be remain a liberal Democrat, but there may be opportunities to use him to exact payback on Harry Reid after the way he was treated by him.
What a surprise......not.
It would have been a nice tweak at the nose of pinky reid. Oh I’ll bet that Burris runs again. Just by the way he tried to force them to let him. He will play the race card to the max to run again.
I’m sure the Harry-Dick couple is very upset over having to obey the Constitution. To make themselves feel better, I’m sure they’ll try to unofficially amend the Constitution again. BTW, when is the DC House vote bill up for a vote?
I think this is the ultimate middle finger to other Dems by Blago.
In a number of respects, that's exactly what it is.
Al Franken wins this one. Trying to seat him is why they allowed this to happen.
Burris in ‘10 in our best bet for a GOP Senator.
My mother told me a friend of hers, big Bush donor obviously he was invited to some good bye dinner, knows Aaron Schock and vouches for him. Don’t want him to peak too soon though.
In fact hell he’s not old enough till after new term starts. He’d be another Rush Holt Sr. :p
He didn’t want Blago appointing anyone...
Initially he did. He had a list of favorites. But when Blago was arrested, the O decided to get on the Senate bandwagon an oppose any nomination. But then the Burris appointment, Reid/Durbin being so far in the wrong legally, and subsequent squealing about racism from the likes of Bobbie Rush, forced him to make kind remarks about Burris. The last thing the O needed was this brouhaha dragging on into his inauguration. Not to mention the light it shines on his political background...
This situation shows Reid and Durbin for being the putzes they are, and the O for being the lightweight he is. If anything is above his pay grade, handling political infighting is it.
We still do...if we can find a strong candidate. Burris is not going to shine as a Senator. And much depends on how long the Blagojevich thing lasts. The jury trial, that is. The Illinois Senate trial should be over sometime next month. But the jury trial, depending on what Fitzgerald "conjures" up, and how talkative Blago remains, will take many months, if not years.
BTW, the only dog the Republicans had in this hunt is the desire for an open election for the Senate seat. That was a non-starter because 1) The Illinois Constitution awards the Governor the right to appoint a successor, and 2) The Illinois Democrats who control both houses would never allow it.
On first blush, I didn't think of this, but you have an excellent point.
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