Comments on: Soon to be ex-senator Burris (II)

By: T

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:29:00 +0000

Burris was obviously chosen because of his race by the crazy like a fox Blagojevich. He was seated by the Senate because there was no legal reason to deny him. I really don’t think race had anything to do with it, Reid and company were really stuck. Burris does not have a big base of support in the black community, either in Illinois or nationally. Now that he may have given false testimony to the Illinois legislature, there may be a reason to expel him.

By: NewsHound

NewsHound — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:29:00 +0000

Ikcape – you have a point. Reid may not be that good at cleaning house but we have to hope he is pushy enough now to get Roland out of there. Who else has enough push and pull to get the job done?

By: lkcape

lkcape — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:20:00 +0000

“We need him there right now to houseclean”

This is the guy that gave rave reviews to Daschle and Geithner. Clean house? Come on.

By: NewsHound

NewsHound — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:39:00 +0000

“Perhaps Sen. Reid should resign.” That’ll be the day. We need him there right now to houseclean.The X governor no doubt appointed RB I think because he knew they would have to gulp and accept. I also thought he would use the appointment as ammunition that the seat was not for sale, in particular when RB said under oath that he had had no contact, directly or INDIRECTLY. I don’t blame Sen. Reid for his first position that anything from Gov. B was soiled, and then willing to take a second look at Burris and find him an honorable candidate. Now, the proof is in the pudding.
Fish’s theory’s and Dan’s clarifications are most entertaining, and enlightening.

By: Dan Kennedy

Dan Kennedy — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:16:00 +0000

Brad: Of course Burris was picked in part because he's black. It's Fish's habit of making us stagger through his stations of the cross in every single post ... black ... homosexual ... admitted killer ... admitted Ku Klux Klansman (rated 82 percent by the NAACP, by the way). ZZZZzzzz.

By: lkcape

lkcape — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:04:00 +0000

Perhaps Sen. Reid should resign.

He is becoming an embarassment.

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:00:00 +0000

Eh, I don’t pay much attention to Fish, either Dan…but he’s got a point about Burris’s race being a major reason why he was picked.

After all, if it WASN’T an issue, then why was it so often mentioned that Burris would be the only black US Senator if he were seated?

Granted, Fish then rants off on a tangent, but the core point remains: if Burris were white, he never would’ve been seated no matter what stunt he pulled. I don’t know exactly what Blago hoped to achieve by appointing Burris, but it was most definitely a calculated move to put the one guy in there that wouldn’t immediately have the door slammed in his face.

By: Bill Baar

Bill Baar — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:37:00 +0000

Burris is tough and he's paid his income taxes. Can Charlie Rangal or Sec Treas Geitner say the same?

Unless Obama comes out against Burris expect him to stay.

It's better off for Illinois Dems to have a weak Burris in office then an empty seat and the pressure for a special election.

By: Tunder

Tunder — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:34:00 +0000

Good work, as usual, Fish. Spew some more Republican hate and vitriol. Like Sarah Palin, the gift that keeps on giving to the Democatric party.

Will you please post when the very likely scenario happens that Burris is forced out? Would love to hear your twisted reasoning and conspiracy theory on that one.

By: Dan Kennedy

Dan Kennedy — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:35:00 +0000

Fish: You know, I find I’m really not reading your comments that closely these days. Time to elevate your game, don’t you think?