Burris determined to take his Senate seat today

[Terri]

By LAURIE KELLMAN
Associated Press
January 6, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Barack Obama's appointed successor declared Tuesday morning he's qualified to take a seat in the Senate and said he'll go to Capitol Hill Tuesday to do just that.

"I'm presenting myself as the legally appointed senator from the state of Illinois. It is my hope and prayer that they recognize that the appointment is legal," Roland Burris said in a nationally broadcast interview just hours before the Senate convenes with the start of the 111th Congress.

Burris dismissed the Senate Democratic leadership's position that he cannot be seated because he was appointed by a governor accused in a criminal complaint of trying to benefit financially from his authority to fill the seat that Obama vacated after winning the presidential election.

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[qrayjack]

...because he was appointed by a governor accused in a criminal complaint of trying to benefit financially...

And there's something unique about this? In Illinois? In Chicago? SOP. Nothing new here. Also nothing illegal, so there is no legal or Constitutional justification for not seating Burris. Which obviously means nothing to Obama, Reid and the Dems.

Oh, and about all that foul language on the tapes.

China’s government has accused the country’s leading internet search engines and web portals, including Google, of threatening public morals by carrying pornographic and vulgar content.

China cracks down on internet content
By Kathrin Hille in Beijing , FT

See, China's got it wrong. It ain't Google, it's Chicago politics.

[thomas]

A. If Burris had an ounce of integrity he would not have accepted the appointment.
B. If Obama had an ounce of integrity he would demand Burris not be seated in "his" recently vacated sennate seat.
C. Harry "minni-me" Reed takes a tough stand but waffles in the middle. Indicating the writing on the wall is Burris will be seated.
D. The Republicans (if they are smart, which I doubt) will just stay out of this and not take sides until it's time to vote then vote not to seat. Let the Democrats handle their own mess. Reed and the rest will want the Repubs to buy into whatever they do to so they can claim bi-partisan results whatever happens.
The Old Chief

[qrayjack]

If Burris had an ounce of integrity he would not have accepted the appointment.

Why? I don't see the reasoning. Blago is accused of Chicago politics as usual and has done nothing to prevent him from performing the duries of Gov. if Illinois, which he did by appointing Burris who by all accounts is qualified for the job. Where's the problem?

[Cynical Pete]

I'm looking for Blagojevich as the presidential candidate in 2012 with Buriss as vice president. Nothing surpises me anymore with the American voters.

[nosocialistpls]

They are holding an election for Emanual's vacant seat, so why not for Obama's vacant seat? Think they are scared that a repug might run and win? The demorats are determined to have that majority.

I agree that the repubs should not even argue the point and just vote.

[Bama boy]

Has anyone noticed that Barack has not been officially installed as President? That means he is still a senator. Until the seat is officially vacated, no appointee or elected person can take the seat. I guess Burris slept during that part of Civics class. How arrogant to assume that he would just walk in and the sea part for him.

[Terri]

Obama has already resigned from the Senate. The seat is open.