AP: Senate Dem leaders plan to seat Burris, possibly today

What – you didn’t really expect for them to have backbones made of more than jello, did you?

I wonder how much the racial angle played into this, especially considering the loaded terms Rep. Rush has been using lately (“lynch” “hang” “plantation”), or if this is more of a thing of just wanting to get this taken care of and out of the way so the negative press will ebb.

Either way, looks like the indicted corruptocrat Governor in Illinois got his way.

And the beat goes on.

Related: (Cough) – Reid vows to lead till at least 2015 (via Memeo)

6 Responses to "AP: Senate Dem leaders plan to seat Burris, possibly today"

NC Cop says:

January 7, 2009 at 11:47 am

Sigh….I can only imagine the howls from the left had this been a Republican governor who appointed a Senator. They would be burning down Washington, with the media’s help of course. We see again the dems motto:

Do as I say, not as I do.

My Dear Harry Reid, “leading” is the one thing on this planet that you are least qualified to talk about.
Lorica says:

January 7, 2009 at 11:49 am

Dear, I think the two are related. Reid and the Dems were very concerned about how their motiviations started to be called into question. Being the racists they are and how they only want to continue to fool the black community into believing that they have their best interests at heart, and really just want to keep them on the plantation, this one owned by the government, this was starting to look very bad for them. This bunch couldn’t have a member of their own party calling them racists because by God, even tho they are, they don’t want the blinders taken off the people as to remove all doubt.

So Blogo called their bluff, and because he used a man of color, who was adamant about being seated they had no choice to back down. It was about the bad press, and about their racist tendencies being exposed. I have no respect for our present congressional leadership, none what so ever. – Lorica
yo says:

January 7, 2009 at 11:53 am

Soon as they saw their grandstanding wasn’t working, the wheels were in motion to back down and let this guy be a senator.

The funny thing is, all this has done is make blago the good guy, as impossible as that seems. Harry Reid did the impossible. Pulled a rabbit out of a cocked hat.
Leslie says:

January 7, 2009 at 11:54 am

This all gets back to that old adage: if you try to depose the king, better make sure you kill him.

They tried to kill Blago, but they didn’t succeed, and here’s Burris. I knew he’d be seated last night, when CNN reported that Diane Feinstein was calling for just that to happen.

Besides, the case for excluding him is weak. Blago is still in office, still innocent until proven guilty, and still legally entitled to make that appointment. And Burris is legally entitled to serve.

Feinstein’s statement sounds like the coach upstairs calling down to the head coach on the field and telling him not to throw the challenge flag–there is no indisputable evidence to show guy who fumbled was really down by contact.

In fact, Feinstein’s statements of late (not only here but also in the matter of Panetta) are making me wonder if maybe she feels she should be the majority leader. Maybe she should.
Anthony (Los Angeles) says:

January 7, 2009 at 12:18 pm

I think Feinstein’s rebellion and the admission by the Illinois Secretary of State that his signature wasn’t required were probably the final straws.

2015, eh? We can only hope. Harry is such a bumbler that he actually works to our advantage.
steveegg says:

January 7, 2009 at 1:19 pm

Wonderful. I wonder what the price that Burris had to pay the Senate was.

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