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The Blagojevich saga drags on, embarrassing the Democrats just when they should be celebrating

THE 111th Congress is sworn in on Tuesday January 6th. The 435 representatives will take their places with a minimum of fuss, but the more august chamber, the Senate, is bogged down in the sort of machinations that a writer of political fiction would scarcely dare to dream up.

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backroads

They deserve to be embarrassed.

Bobby Rush's threat was not an idle one. The One looks to head into his new offices with a divided party.

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#1 - Tue Jan 6, 2009 1:05 PM EST

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Jay Butler

I am sure that the Congressional Democrats and the incoming administration would love for this to go away. But, Blago won't. And now, Roland is making appearances on the morning news shows (and likely this evening's) to make the case for seating him ASAP.

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3 votes

#2 - Tue Jan 6, 2009 1:23 PM EST

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KyleN

The only new information I found in there was that some (or most?) Democrats want the purchased Senate seat given to it's buyer instead of the new Governor picking a different qualified and untainted person for the job. I was at first surprised, then reconsidered in light of the rest of the recent Democratic antics and it's not too surprising after all just sad.

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#3 - Tue Jan 6, 2009 2:30 PM EST

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ElliePhat

Personally, I think it stinks, but Blago is the Gov with the appt authority and everyone should just suck it up for the next couple of years. It's amusing...

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#4 - Tue Jan 6, 2009 10:25 PM EST

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Conservative group sues Senate for barring Burris	Associated Press	Wed Jan 7	2
Blagojevich race card lands softly in Senate fight	Associated Press	Tue Jan 6	14
Advice to Senate Democrats: Just @!$%#ing Seat Burris	rudepundit.blogspot.com	Mon Jan 5	1
Senate Democrats yield to Obama, retreat on Burris	Associated Press	Fri Jan 2	21
Burris drama in the Senate - 2008 Presidential Campaign Blog - Political Intelligence - Boston.com	The Boston Globe	Tue Jan 6	0

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