WaPo, Chi-Trib urge Burris to step down
The writing is on the wall, they say. I couldn’t agree more.
Should Roland Burris be the newest Senator from Illinois?
I’ve never believed he should, because I was outraged at the audacity of Gov. Blago to appoint someone in the middle of the scandal he created for himself, but this news regarding the closer-than-originally-admitted association between Burris and Blago seals the deal for me even more.
So what was the rush on the stimulus, Mr. President?
The NY Post reports that at the same time President Obama was pushing to get the stimulus passed by the end of the week last week – which meant that not one member of Congress had the time to fully read the bill they were voting on – he was planning a three day Valentine’s Day getaway from DC with the First Lady, a getaway that started on Friday:
Obama pressures GOP Congressman in front of hometown crowd, Congressman doesn’t bite
Jake Tapper has more from that Caterpillar plant stop on Obama’s mini-“support the stimulus” tour: