Democratic U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush of Chicago said today during Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s press conference that one of the reasons former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris should be appointed to fill President-elect Barack Obama’s U. S. Senate seat is because Burris is black. ... Rush went on to say that it was a matter of national importance that an African-American replace Obama in the Senate. Press conference video at:http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/race/2008/12/does-obamas-suc.html Also see:http://www.wgntv.com/wgn_news