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Jan. 6th, 2009 09:45 am
What should Harry do?
Update: Burris has indeed been refused entry to the Senate. The reason given was that he had not been certified by the Illinois Secretary of State who, presumably, did not sign the certification because of the corruption charges against Gov. Blagojevich.
Gov. Rod Blagojevich appointed Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is threatening not to allow Burris to be seated because he is "a tainted appointment." This isn't because of any problem with Burris, but because of who appointed him.
So here we have a (probably) guilty governor appointing a man who is, as near as we can tell, a fine upstanding gentleman. In other words, it's like the wrong man appointed the right man. Since Burris will probably represent his state quite well (in terms of his political views being representative of the majority of Illinois citizens), is there any real reason why he shouldn't be admitted to the Senate?
Gov. Rod Blagojevich appointed Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is threatening not to allow Burris to be seated because he is "a tainted appointment." This isn't because of any problem with Burris, but because of who appointed him.
So here we have a (probably) guilty governor appointing a man who is, as near as we can tell, a fine upstanding gentleman. In other words, it's like the wrong man appointed the right man. Since Burris will probably represent his state quite well (in terms of his political views being representative of the majority of Illinois citizens), is there any real reason why he shouldn't be admitted to the Senate?