January 7th, 2009 // comments (0)

Democrats Will Seat Roland Burris

Breaking:

WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Democrats plan to accept Roland Burris for President-elect Barack Obama’s vacant seat.

Awesome.

Sidebar: If you haven’t seen the ridiculously comical memorial/burial site Roland Burris has purchased in memorial of himself, click here for a good laugh. The man has built his own monument, is clearly in love with the spotlight, can’t answer questions from the press (see: Caroline Kennedy) and is an all around sideshow appointed by the most corrupt Governor in the history of the state of Illinois – and the Democrats are going to seat him.

Then again, I don’t think they had much of a choice.

Update: It looks like Democrats may have an agreement with Burris. If he doesn’t run in 2010, they will seat him as a placeholder for the Senate seat. Problem is, Burris doesn’t have to follow through with that agreement and ABC News notes a similar situation in the past where things went south. So Roland Burris, a man who has never won (though he’s tried many times, for many positions) a single statewide election, is about to take over Barack Obama’s Senate seat after receiving a single vote – from a Governor on the verge of indictment.

Update: Not so fast? Reid slows down the process just a tad…

Meanwhile, a new poll shows 84% believe Roland Burris should not be seated.

Related:

• February 24, 2009 -- Update: Durbin Tells Burris To Resign
• February 17, 2009 -- Burris: “I Have Nothing To Hide”
• January 12, 2009 -- It’s Official: Burris Gets The Seat
• January 9, 2009 -- Another Victory For Roland Burris
• January 6, 2009 -- Did Obama Talk To Blagojevich?
• January 6, 2009 -- Will Burris Take A Seat?
• January 5, 2009 -- Burris Closes In On Senate Seat
• December 23, 2008 -- Obama’s Blago Report Released
• December 16, 2008 -- Gingrich Attacks RNC Blago Ad
• January 7, 2010 -- CHRISTMAS ATTACK REVIEW