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Burris, and Blago, and Daley ... O'Hare!
By Caleb Howe - Politics DailyThe more you put Chicago politics in the national spotlight the worse it looks. Pretty soon nobody is going to want Chicago-style pizza; they'll assume it's poorly constructed from inferior materials by shady chefs who got the contract from Rod Blagojevich. Who wants to eat tainted pizza? The controversies surfacing around Roland Burris should have been predictable, and predicted by Democrats. But Senate Democrats were far too keen on getting that extra vote, and far too wary of being accused of racism, to do anything about it. Now Burris is wrapped up with investigations and cover-ups galore, ...
Black Pastors: Burris Must Go
By Dave - Politics DailyAPNewsBreak:A group of black ministers who supported U.S. Sen. Roland Burris as he fought to get his job now plan to ask for his resignation following revelations that he tried to raise money for the disgraced governor who appointed him, one of the ministers told The Associated Press on Thursday.Many of the city's influential black pastors supported Burris because of his scandal-free reputation-even though he was appointed by then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich three weeks after the governor was arrested for allegedly trying to sell the Senate seat.Now some of those pastors will ask Burris to resign, ...
Democrats Eating Own Dog Food With Burris
By Dave - Politics DailyRoland Burris is beginning to sound a little like a certain IL governor who was impeached recently. NYTimes.comMr. Burris's version of his discussions with Mr. Blagojevich those close to him has changed several times, and he revealed on Monday that he unsuccessfully tried to raise money for the governor, at the request of his brother, at the same time he was seeking an appointment to the seat Mr. Obama vacated...."If I had done the things I've been accused of, I would be too embarrassed to stand up here in front of all of you because you are my friends," Mr. Burris, a Democrat and former ...
Citizens Against Government Waste Fight Chicago Machine
By Caleb Howe - Politics DailyThe age of Obama has come hand in hand with the age of Chicago politics, as Blago, Burris, Rezko, and all of Obama's other dirty friends have brought Chicago corruption to the national stage. With the corrupt pork bill dumped on the laps of American families, fighting wasteful spending by government should become even more important. Rather than give in, Americans should fight back against the corrupt excesses of the age of Obama. Citizens Against Government Waste does just that in this biting new ad about the O'hare Modernization Program fiasco. ...
Burris On the Way Out
By Dave - Politics DailyHow do I know? Because he's on Fox News (watch live) doing a presser right now, on a Sunday afternoon, AND he's hiding (literally!) behind his lawyer. You have to see it.I'm not even paying attention to the substance just watching the screen says, uh-oh, not good. Here's more background info from chicagotribune.comU.S. Sen. Roland Burris has changed his story again about what happened before ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich appointed him to the Senate, and state Republican leaders said Saturday they want an investigation into whether he perjured himself.Burris gradually has acknowledged deeper contacts ...
Blago's Pick Tried to Execute an Innocent Man
By Dave - Politics DailyBlagojevich's Thumb-in-the-eye pick for senator is quite a guy: While state attorney general in 1992, Burris aggressively sought the death penalty for Rolando Cruz, who twice was convicted of raping and murdering a 10-year-old girl in the Chicago suburb of Naperville. The crime took place in 1983. But by 1992, another man had confessed to the crime, and Burris' own deputy attorney general was pleading with Burris to drop the case, then on appeal before the Illinois Supreme Court. Burris refused. He was running for governor. Some more Juicy Tidbits:"I cannot sit idly by as this office continues ...
Davis Turned Down Blagojevich Offer
By Dave - Politics DailyHmmm... turns out Burris wasn't the first choice:NYTimes.comAt a Tuesday news conference here, Mr. Blagojevich breezily introduced Mr. Burris, a former Illinois attorney general, as the "next United States senator from Illinois." But United States Representative Danny Davis, who like Mr. Burris is a longtime fixture of the Illinois Democratic Party and an African-American, said he was offered the seat in a meeting with an emissary of the governor last Wednesday, and turned it down on Friday."Given all the revelations and all the controversy, I would not be able to take it from the governor," ...
The Blagojevich-Burris Appointment Nuts and Bolts
By Dave - Politics DailyFor those of us who are interested in senate rules and procedures, the scenario of the senate Democrats refusing to seat Burris will be interesting to watch.RedState has the particulars:According to a Senate staffer familiar with the process, it's likely that the Secretary of the Senate will receive Burris' credentials from Governor Blagojevich prior to the start of the new Congress (and the objection of the Illinois Secretary of State is reportedly irrelevant to the issuance of those credentials). On that first day, the roll call of Senators to be sworn in will then include Burris' name. ...
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