Senator Burris (D-IL) Determined to Take Seat
Tags: Harry Reid, Rod Blagojevich, Roland Burris.
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I’m betting that, in the end, Reid and the Democrat caucus will back down:
Arrangements are under way for a Wednesday meeting between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Roland Burris, the Democrat tapped by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to succeed President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate, ABC News has learned.
Burris confidant and business partner Fred Lebed of Chicago tells ABC News that, despite the opposition of Senate leaders, Burris is on track to arrive in Washington Monday, and on Capitol Hill, Tuesday.
“He intends to be sworn in and seated in the U.S. Senate,” said Lebed, who added that Burris and his “staff” are “looking forward to get sworn in, seated, and to roll up our sleeves.”
When Burris arrives at the doors of the U.S. Senate next week, says Lebed, “he will have a few close friends and supporters with him. he is very careful and has cautioned me to make sure this is not a spectacle.”
For the same reason that the Democrat powers-that-be could not refuse Obama the nomination, Burris cannot be denied his Senate seat: Obama won by 8.5 million votes. There were 125 million votes cast in 2008. 13% of the electorate was black, or 16.25 million voters, who gave 95% of their votes to the Democrats. Had the GOP scored half the black vote, Obama’s vote by blacks would have dropped from 14.4 million to 8.1…in other words, it would have put Obama’s victory in doubt as even though he’d still have come out with more votes, it is likely that places like NC, VA, FL and OH would have dropped into the McCain total, thus giving him the election. To put it bluntly – without a high black turnout giving most of its votes to the Democrats, winning national elections will become nearly impossible. And so Democrats will do whatever it takes to keep black voters on side – and “whatever it takes” will not and cannot include “deny a Senate seat to a black man”.
Reid will back down, I’m sure of it.
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13 Responses to “Senator Burris (D-IL) Determined to Take Seat”
Caucus of Corruption
Talk on Fox is that his credentials will be examined by a committee, giving Il legislature 90 days to get Blago impeached and his appointment stopped.
Will be interesting to see if they actually have the will to do this.
Reid-tard and the rest of the boys/girls need to stay out of it. Blags is innocent until proven guilty.
That’s what’s wrong with government today–they have too much power. And you libbies want them to have more, not less, now that your messiah is soon to occupy the WH.
This is a liberal who has been appointed, by a dem govenor who is under indictment for a “pay to play” scheme. Why shouldn’t dem’s police their own?
“Reid will back down, I’m sure of it.”
I agree, but maybe not for the same reasons. Reid is a wuss.
Why shouldn’t dem’s police their own?
This is all fine and dandy, but they’re making all this noise to help keep their messiah out of it.
I don’t approve of the feds getting involved in state affairs, kj. Sure, Blags is probably dirty–it is Illinois, after all–but it’s up to his state to deal with him first.
Reid is a wuss.
For once, casper, you and I agree on something. Reid-tard is also a liar, a cheat, and a thief. The Senate is a great place for him…
luv2..
The donk RATS are pile of manure, this is only one of the latest exhibitions of their total disdain for the American people they are ELECTED to “serve”
luv2
Oh and by the way the RACE card is already being thrown out, so he be a shoe in!
marine,
This race card will be around long after you and I are gone. Too many bleeding-heart white people bend over backwards apologizing for injustices long since vindicated. IOW, as Shelby Steele so aptly put it, “too much white guilt.”
Give ‘em their “40 acres and a mule,” and let’s get on with life…
Why would they back down? There is a very low risk that, when all is said and done, a Republican will end up in the seat, so the Dems might as well not get their hands dirty.
Fruit, I doubt they’re worrying about a Republican winning in IL. It’s a kook state, just like NY and CA.
“It’s a kook state, just like NY and CA.”
This is why you lost this year. This crushing partisanship.
Mule
This is why you lost this year. This crushing partisanship.
Yes and the bigger percentage of the population this “crushing partisanship” obtains the more we will slide off the cliff into the abyss.
Burris is the legally selected Senator from illinois. Reid doesn’t have the authority to keep him from taking his seat and he knows it.