Blagojevich Impeached and Mr. Burris Goes To Washington
The Rod Blagojevich political sideshow spawned a new spin-off series: Mr. Burris Goes To Washington. These sideshows are interesting topics, up to a point. The economy and foreign policy issues are much more urgent and important.
Just about everyone was happy that the Illinois House of Representatives voted 114-1 to impeach Governor Blagojevich. Now the Illinois Senate must hold hearings and vote on whether to remove Blagojevich from office. Soon, please.
I don’t mind Blago’s appointment of Roland Burris to the United States Senate. Burris is a fine choice, it’s only a shame that it was Blago who appointed him. Good political theater by Blago, and even better by Burris. Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid looked a bit silly refusing to acknowledge any Blago appointment. He probably didn’t even realize he was playing political chess with Blagojevich until checkmate was inevitable.
We are learning about arcane Senate rules and traditions, and it’s possible that Roland Burris would take his case to court to decide what the rules really are. More likely, the Democrats will end their counter-productive stall tactics soon and give Roland Burris his seat in the United States Senate.
Roland Burris has one of the best resumes if you search the Illinois Democratic Party talent pool database. It’s somewhat unfortunate that racial politics came into play. The upside is that it reminded us that the U.S. Senate currently does not have a single African-American. We have moved forward in racial understanding, but the U.S. Senate should be more representative of the diversity of America.
As an Illinois voter, I mainly want to see us move forward. We need a new Governor and two Senators as soon as possible. I want clean government and I want politicians to do everything they can to improve the economy quickly.
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