TIM RICHARDSON -> JEFF BINKLEY wrote:
 TR> On 01-08-09, JEFF BINKLEY said to ALL:



 JB>> Nothing short of a circus in Harry's court....


 JB>> ========================================


 JB>> http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D95IKMDG1&show_article=1


 JB>> Democrats misstepped in handling Burris matter


 JB>> Jan 7 08:34 PM US/Eastern
 JB>> By CHARLES BABINGTON
 JB>> Associated Press Writer 69 Comments


 JB>> WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Democrats who thought they could push away
 JB>> Roland Burris misjudged the racial fallout, underestimated public
 JB>> reaction and wound up on shaky legal ground.
 JB>> The blunders began when the Democrats, including President-elect Barack
 JB>> Obama, insisted they would not seat Burris as the Senate's only black
 JB>> member because the appointment came from a governor accused of trying to
 JB>> sell Obama' former seat.


 JB>> On Wednesday, they all but admitted being outflanked by Illinois Gov.
 JB>> Rod Blagojevich, praising Burris and suggesting he soon will be a
 JB>> senator.


 TR> Like I told you when this first came up; Blagojevich outsmarted them all.


 TR> First of all.....Blago hasn't as yet been convicted of a thing! So he's
 TR> still
 TR> innocent till proven guilty.


 TR> Secondly.....if they were so adamant that he not appoint Hussein's
 TR> successor
 TR> to the Senate, the Illinois Legislature should have stripped him of his
 TR> gubernatorial powers (although whether they can legally do that I don't
 TR> know)
 TR> pending the outcome of this case against him.

IMHO Blago should voluntarily step down until his name is cleared. That
would be the ethical thing to do, oh wait, we're talking Illinois politics
aren't we, nevermind.

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