Credentials in Order, Burris Is Heading Back to D.C.
Last time he came knocking at the Capitol, the Senate sent Roland Burris away empty-handed. But now that the Illinois secretary of state has ended his protest and signed the relevant paperwork, Burris is hoping his next visit has a happier ending.
Last time he came knocking at the Capitol, the Senate sent Roland Burris away empty-handed. But now that the Illinois secretary of state has ended his protest and signed the relevant paperwork, Burris is hoping his next visit has a happier ending.
Wait, before you go…Reuters:
Burris told CBS’ “Face the Nation” that his lawyers will be in the U.S. capital on Monday to meet the Senate parliamentarian, adding that he would follow them to Washington “in a day or two.”
“It is our position that we have done everything that’s required and that, yes, I should be seated and I should be seated forthwith and I should be seated prior to the inauguration of our — our 44th president,” Burris said.
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Looks like the Roland Burris show isn't going to be picked up for a second season. Washington strategists have taken a good look at the Illinois senator's fundraising numbers (such as they are) and deduced that a 2010 re-election bid is unlikely.
Congressional fundraising numbers are in, and the Political Wire has teased out some interesting performances. Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut managed to raise just 0.7 percent of his funds from contributors in his own state -- all five of them. Roland Burris, the man appointed by Rod Blagojevich to replace Barack Obama in the Senate, pulled in a whopping $845. He's $111,032 in debt.
It's now eminently clear that former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's media blitz to gain sympathy after he was ousted from office in January hasn't helped his case, as he was charged with a whopping 16 felony counts on Thursday. However, Blagojevich wasn't in Chicago to receive the bad news in person -- he was vacationing near Disney World with his family.
Surprise! Roland Burris has no credibility. The man who condemned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich for allegedly trying to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat -- until he was appointed to it -- has revealed that, contrary to what he told the United States Congress in sworn testimony, he tried to raise money, as requested, for the governor-turned-auctioneer.
Although a majority of his state's voters are opposed to his appointment (according to a recent poll), Roland Burris will be seated as the junior senator from Illinois. Senate Democrats had promised not to seat Burris but, true to tradition, promptly caved.
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