Where is Jon Stewart on Obama's Cronyism?

For months, a false campaign was launched to oust President Bush's second Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, for the firing of US attorneys. Jon Stewart would launch "jokes" sharply jabbing the AG and the Bush Administration, while Keith Olbermann would should until his face was red about "Mr. Gonzalez."

And, of course, it turns out that the firings were totally legal.

But now we have the case of one of the President's friends being a crook. Kevin Johnson, who ran Americorps and is Mayor of Sacramento is a personal friend of the President. This doesn't imply that the President is, but his action is clearly personally motivated. Obama fired Gerald Walpin, inspector general of the Corporation for National and Community Service, for investigating the misplacement of hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars.

Obama fired Walpin without explanation, a clear attempt to shield his friend from prosecution and to keep himself from looking bad.

Where is Jon Stewart? Will he do his fart-face impression to make fun of President Obama? Will he make a shitty impression, as whe did of President Bush, to prove his illegitimate move? Will Olbermann call on Johnson to "resign"? Will Chris Matthews have a daily piece on the scandal.

Hell, Roland Burris is still in office, despite paying his way to the US Senate!

There is a new culture of corruption, and the Left's phoniness is showing.

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Burris Needs to Quit

We here at Jumping in Pools had a firm stand that Roland Burris should not have gotten the Illinois Senate seat given to him by corrupt and shamed former Governor Rod Blagojevich. Despite the fact that Burris was named in corrupt circumstances, he was still allowed in the Senate.

President Obama made a public stand against seating Burris. Then when it appeared that such a stand could be unpopular, he backed down quickly. Other Democrats, fearing the loss of votes (and not credibility) soon dropped their opposition to Burris.

Now it turns out that Senator Burris may have been as corrupt as Blagojevich himself. He has admitted to lying and is now just another crooked politician.

Senator Burris must resign within two weeks. There is no excuse for his lies and corruption. He has shown the United States the worst of our politicians. He has shown us the results of putting popularity in front of integrity. He is a shame to our country and needs to do the honorable thing and resign.

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Burris Wins Battle for Senate Seat

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.

As per the Constitution

all a man needs to be is 30 years old, a United States citizen, a citizen of the state and the country for a number of years, to be appointed be a legal Governor and he is a Senator. This is the case of Roland Burris, as Conservatives including myself at first felt - this man should not be allowed into the United States Senate, then it donned on me : according to a Supreme Court ruling & the United States Constitution - Roland Burris is a legal United States Senator.

I suspect corruption.

But I also suspect both Blago & Burris will get an un-welcomed 2010 election cycle.

We need to follow the Constitution, no matter how hard it might be some times.

This is what devines the right from the wrong. Supporting the Constitution even when the appointment smells of dead fish, instead of disgracing in based on ego.

Constitution - seat Roland Burris - that is good enough for me. Until 2010, then I hope the Illinois GOP destroys him.


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Burris Aided Blago.... Suprising?

Illinois Senate Appointee Roland Burris apparently aided Governor Rod Blagojevich's election bid in 2006-- in sneaky circumstances.

Just days after Gov. Rod Blagojevich accepted his party's nod for re-election in 2006, a letter arrived at state Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka's office seeking thousands of pages of documents Blagojevich could use as ammunition against her in their upcoming campaign.

The letter was signed by Roland Burris.

It was one of several requests Burris made to the treasurer's office in 2006, a campaign practice known as opposition research in which candidates use public documents to question their opponents' records.

This really can't be too surprising, but it still seems underhanded. Burris helps the Governor, then gets picked for Senate. And didn't just help the governor, but used a legal but dirty trick to gain favor (or just to help him).

Indeed.

Burris Attempt Underhanded

With the resignation of President-Elect Obama from the Senate, we all know that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich attempted to sell his seat for favors. And after he was cornered by the Feds, he not only denied it, but also attempted to hold onto his fleeting power.

And now his Senate appointee, Roland Burris stained with the immense corruption of Chicago politics represented by the Governor, is attempting to enter the United States Senate. President-Elect Obama has already signalled that this should not occur. Good for him. The Senate Democrats appear to also be blocking his entry.

But, of course, things will probably get more messy. If the impeachment of Blagojevich is delayed, then Burris entering the Senate may also be. If Burris is not certified by the Illinois Secretary of State, then he will be unable to legally serve. If this happens, then one of 100 Senators will be missing. In cases of tight votes, this could serve to make things more contentious.

In addition, how much longer can this stalemate go on? If Blagojevich is not impeached, then will a Senator be seated? Will there be no junior Senator from Illinois until 2011? Also, will the race card be used as stating that the Democrats are attempting to block a black Senator from taking office-- especially when there are no black Senators.

Politics appears amess, even for Washington.