Woah:
Shortly after Obama’s Nov. 4 victory, Burris made known his interest in an appointment to the Senate but was never seriously considered, according to Blagojevich insiders. But in the days following Blagojevich’s arrest, and despite questions over the taint of a Senate appointment, Burris stepped up his efforts to win the governor’s support.
Though he is 71, Burris has said that Obama’s replacement should be able to win re-election and he has noted that despite a string of primary losses in races ranging from Chicago mayor to governor and U.S. senator, he’s never lost to a Republican.
Blagojevich, who has sole authority to name a replacement senator, scheduled a 2 p.m. news conference at his downtown Chicago office.
Burris is a former Illinois Attorney General. "Testicular verility," indeed.
Blago is playing one heck of a game of chicken — the Senate ultimately decides who they will seat, and Harry Reid has suggested that they might not seat a Blagojevich pick.
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Blago nominates Play-Doh barber as official hair stylist of the US Senate?
Blago is enjoying this game – wonder how Reid reacts to this appointment.
Is he a narcissistic personality disordered nut? Or does he have some kind of information that he believes protects him?
Either way…he’s a narcissistic personality disordered nut.
Thanks Jane.
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502 hrs & 12 min
Amazing. And very funny. 2pm: must see tee vee.
Yup, it sure is ”one heck of a game of chicken.”
This guy is incredible. He is the best candidate for his own reality show. Everbody Hates Blago or something.
It couldn’t get more entertaining.
-G
Blago’s playing chicken, and so far, it looks to me as though he is winning.
Well, maybe not in $, but in new cycles.
Twill be interesting to see how Obama responds.
IIRC, Burris was his mentor in the IL Senate.
Blago’s strategy reminded me of this line from the Soprano’s, from Uncle Junior:
I guess Harry wasn’t returning Blago’s calls.
This is a brilliant and gutsy tactical move by Blago {and, of course, cynical has hell}. I wonder how the Vichy will respond.
Roland Burris?
Roland Burris. I thought that guy was done. I would assume everyone else did too, otherwise his name should have popped up in the speculations.
This is the only way he’d get it – he’d lose a primary challenge to a LaRouche-ite. He hasn’t lost to a Republican in the last 15 years because we Democrats don’t want to find out how badly he’d lose!
Roland Burris vs. Alan Keyes? I don’t like the odds.
That’s cold man.
Really cold.
Imagine what the world would look like today if the person in Harry Reid’s seat had the policy positions of Russ Feingold and Dennis Kucinich and the balls of Blago.
Truly amazing.
Every legislature at all times on all occasions will cringe about performing its duty. I remember the sorry members of Congress shivering in the hallways during Watergate lest they be expected to step up and actually do something besides host fundraisers. A scurvy lot, all of them, whimpering about Constitutional Crisis.
Everyone would rather avoid leaving fingerprints, but, good law, this is really quite simple and the chickens will find support generally, in if Illinois they impeach and convict that deranged mobster and in the Senate should they refuse to seat any attempt by Blago to impersonate “normality” by sending a marker into their illustrious presence.
I know Fitz is trying to get the tapes out, this power play by Blago was done to deflect what we are about to hear on those tapes.
I love this, if for only putting Harry Reid’s balls in a hugh vice. Reid deserves it.
OT (from the anomolies of the “ether”) …
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Those damn scientists have added an extra leap year second of time. We have to endure an extra second of the Bushie Neo-con Nightmare.
Agree.
You play the hand you’re dealt. About all Blago has left is the media attention.
He understands that his face and
debaclenews story just embarrasses the crap out of the entire Democratic party.What balls remember Liarman
501 hrs & 56 min
100% agreement.
But really funny. I’m into black humor these days.
OT, it undermines the credibility of his attorney, Gerson, who intimated Blago wouldn’t appoint anyone.
I’m not sure that matters at this point and I’m not sure Gerson minds. More face time for Blago is free publicity for Gerson.
Dictionary
eunuch
- castrated human male: a man or boy whose testicles have been removed or do not function.
- ineffectual man: a man who is regarded as lacking power or effectiveness
Sound like someone?
501 hrs & 50 min
Oh just impeach Gov HairTodayGoneTomorrow already and be done with it.
He cannot possibly serve the people of Illinois effectively anymore, so as Blago’s partner in Hairtasrophe would say, and what Springfield needs to say is, “You’re fired.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tel…..77734n.jpg
fuckin’ ballsy
betcha harry reid doesn’t fold — he never does for dems
rimshot
crash
Why is Burris becoming a party to this farce, surely any decent person would say “Ef you Blago”
Apparently Blogo hasn’t named anyone yet. The story says “Is expected to name..”
OT – hanky time. Scroll down to the #1 vid, Super Smart Dog.
I think he should appoint Caroline Kennedy.
If the old admonition about there not bein any BAD publicity holds, Blago’s doin great!
Of course, I’m from New York.
I like it. I admire Blago’s chutzpah. We know there is at least this one true thing about Blago. I can’t think of anything good to say about Harry Reid or Joe Lieberman.
I relish the thought of Harry No Balls softly stuttering about this ordeal in the collegial Senate body.
If Burris is clean, that is to say that his voice be absent from the Fitz tapes and there be no evidence discovered that Burris paid for the fucking seat, then he should get the fucking seat.
In NY you have plenty of bozos of your own you certainly do not need The Blag
Wait just a minute here, is this a trick question?
“has never lost to a Republican”
Does that translate into meaning he’s never gotten far enough to run against a Republican?
Of course, I’m from OH, presently, but my parents grew up in IL.
AmericaBlog has a politico update:
They need to refine this, I think. It doesn’t sound good to say Burris is unacceptable, because he’s not. The CHOICE of Burris is unacceptable.
He was elected statewide in 1979 as controller, then later as AG; first African American elected statewide in Illinois. But he lost several primaries for governor, including against Blago.
I was thinking Bravo TV’s — “The Real BlagoCrimes of Crook County”
Burris is linked to long-time campaign advisor Fred Lebed as a partner in their law firm. And Lebed was on Blago’s transition team after he was elected.
http://www.burrislebed.com/partners.html
And I always thought that having FEDERAL experience would be a bonus in the Senate. So I was thinkin’ “What about Carol Mosley Braun?”
Contrary to popular opinion, I do not own a vice.
Ah, I’d bet you do own a vice. though you might not own a vise
Well, OK, a few. *g*
I think she could spell ‘emolument’ and the thrill of holding two senate seats at once could be too much enticement to resist.
Say, where do you buy popcorn for this show?