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DEL.ICIO.USThe Tribune’s devastating summary paragraph on Roland Burris
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Chicago Tribune has called for U.S. Sen. Roland Burris to resign his Illinois senate seat. Here’s the stunning gist of the piece, which leads the newspaper’s home page:
Let’s see if we have it right: Burris had zero contact with any of Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s cronies about his interest in the Senate seat being vacated by President Barack Obama—unless you count that conversation with former chief of staff Lon Monk, and, on further reflection, the ones with insiders John Harris, Doug Scofield and John Wyma and, oh yeah, the governor’s brother and fundraising chief, Robert Blagojevich. But Burris didn’t raise a single dollar for the now ex-governor as a result of those contacts because that could be construed as a quid pro quo and besides, everyone he asked refused to donate.
“The story gets worse with every telling.”
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Comments
By Cynthia Tucker McKinney
February 18, 2009 3:07 PM | Link to this
This scum bag lib hack needs to resign. This corruption in the Democrat party is getting out of hand. Who is in charge in IL? Are we still to believe that Obama did not get any of this IL democrat-stank on him? Will Sen. Harry “The Body” Reid (D-NV) ask him to step down? This kind of behavior is tainting the entire Democrat Party.
By Cynthia Tucker McKinney
February 18, 2009 3:07 PM | Link to this
This scum bag lib hack needs to resign. This corruption in the Democrat party is getting out of hand. Who is in charge in IL? Are we still to believe that Obama did not get any of this IL democrat-stank on him? Will Sen. Harry “The Body” Reid (D-NV) ask him to step down? This kind of behavior is tainting the entire Democrat Party.
By Muscogee
February 18, 2009 9:00 PM | Link to this
Corruption isn’t partisan — it’s just corrupt.
By Aaron Burr V. Mexico
February 18, 2009 11:44 PM | Link to this
I’m sorry.
Do I hear the words, “Corruption” coming out of the mouth of a Republican regarding a democrat?
BAHAHHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA!
By Dixie Dog
February 19, 2009 9:00 AM | Link to this
Thanks to IL, no other state has to feel bad about their shortcomings.
By Scoop
February 19, 2009 11:21 AM | Link to this
Wow those IL Democrats are corrupt.