Blagojevich to name Roland Burris to Obama's Senate seat
Ignoring threats from the U.S. Senate Democratic leadership to block his pick, Gov. Blagojevich this afternoon said he's appointing Roland Burris to President-elect Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat.
"The people of Illinois are entitled to have two U.S. Senators," said Blagojevich, whose arrest on corruption charges earlier this month places Burris' appointment under a cloud. "If I don't make this appointment then the people of Illinois will ...
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Burris has paid to play, it seems. It is interesting to speculate why he would accept the "appointment" when it seems doomed to disappointment.