Roland Burris, who was appointed by disgraced (and now impeached) Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich,
has been cleared to serve in the United States Senate. This takes place after Democratic leaders refused to pave the way for him.
We've written a little about this ourselves and have a
split opinion.
However, there is not a split opinion in the Senate.
Illinois Gov
. Rod Blagojevich, under investigation for allegations that include seeking to trade Obama's Senate seat for personal favors, surprised Senate Democrats over the holiday break when he appointed Burris to succeed Obama in the Senate.
Senate Democrats, who had worried that any appointee would be tainted by Blagojevich, have been grappling with how to proceed ever since. They rejected Burris last week only to reverse course a day later after Obama himself privately weighed in and senators fretted that the situation was diverting their focus.
Indeed.
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