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By: anjin-san

anjin-san — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:14:31 +0000

Reid continues to be unimpressive. Perhaps he is exhausted by two years of bending over for Bush...

By: markm

markm — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:19:12 +0000

Harry Reid a couple of days ago: "Nope, Burris will never be seated...he's tainted" markm: "but it seems easier politcally to me to seat the geezer and let him get defeated in the next election." Crazy what a couple days o' circus can do.

By: Drew

Drew — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:07:28 +0000

"Now Harry, I really don't appreciate..." "Awe, c'mon, Roland. I was jest funnin' you. Just a little early April Fools joke. Of course we'll seat-ya. No harm no foul??"

By: Bootlegger

Bootlegger — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:56:26 +0000

Anyone else want to invite Reid over for some poker?

By: Floyd

Floyd — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:55:24 +0000

""that refusing to seat a qualified black man would be too difficult to sustain politically."" """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" So, you say racism is alive and well! MLK must be spinning in his grave!

By: Barry

Barry — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:30:38 +0000

IMHO, Reid figured that refusing to seat a legally-appointed appointee would set a bad precedent, particularly since the GOP was threatening to fillibuster the seating of another legally-elected Democratic Senator, Al Franken.

By: caj

caj — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:52:22 +0000

Thank God, can we move on now?

By: carpeicthus

carpeicthus — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:52:11 +0000

Indeed, I also think Coleman will get the seat he is legally entitled to … his living room couch.

By: Bithead

Bithead — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:40:54 +0000

After Dirty Harry said they'd never seat nyone Blago appointed, and Burris gets his seat, one wonders what's going to happen with Coleman, since Harry made similar predictions about him. My guess is he'll be going two for two shortly.

By: PD Shaw

PD Shaw — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:28:17 +0000

Absent evidence that Burris was involved in shady dealings to get the seat — and none exists, so far as I’m aware

As I understand the criminal complaint, the Governor wasn't necessarily seeking to sell the Senate seat to the candidate, but sell it to whomever would support the candidate. It could be a corrupt appointment of which Burris is entirely innocent.

By: PD Shaw

PD Shaw — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:24:13 +0000

I'll differ from the conventional wisdom of the Governor's brilliance. If the most important issue is getting to select the Senator, then he may have won, but that isn't the Governor's priorities:

1. Stay out of jail. Past Illinois politicians have become very populist in an effort to soften the jury pool. The selection of Burris is very unpopular in Illinois.

2. Avoid impeachment. The impeachment process sped back up when the legislators started taking heat for not acting quickly enough.

3. Make money. Don't see the opportunity here.

If anything the appointment has hurt the Governor.