NightWatcher
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Tue Feb-24-09 04:01 PM
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Why the hell did the Senate seat Burris last month? |
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Didnt they know that his seat would be seen as tainted? Why didn't they investigate his ethics prior to him taking the seat?
(hehehe, I said "taint")
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Tue Feb-24-09 04:02 PM
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1. It was a rush to judgement |
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Tue Feb-24-09 04:06 PM
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2. It was also an over-zealous attempt not to appear to be condeming him for Blago's crimes |
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Tue Feb-24-09 04:31 PM
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6. If by "rush" you mean Bobby Rush, and if by judgement... |
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you mean "don't want to get labeled racist", then yeah, it was a rush to judgement.
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Tue Feb-24-09 04:06 PM
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3. Because they were pressured into it, by a lot of people on here, too. |
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They also needed the vote, Blago hadn't been impeached, Quinn wasn't in a position to pick anyone yet.
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Tue Feb-24-09 04:13 PM
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4. So long as Blago was gov. they had no choice. nt |
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Tue Feb-24-09 04:31 PM
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5. Because public opinion was for it, and because they didn't really have legal grounds not to. nt |
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Tue Feb-24-09 04:33 PM
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Remember that the stimulus package passed just even in terms of what it needed. Burris' vote was one of those 60.
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Tue Feb-24-09 04:33 PM
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8. His taint stinks more than Franken's taint (which has no "scent" of impropriety) |
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Edited on Tue Feb-24-09 04:36 PM by pacalo
& between the two of them, it should have been Franken's taint sitting in the Senate.
:)
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Tue Feb-24-09 04:38 PM
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9. Burris should resign and Danny Davis should be appointed |
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in his place. Rep Davis, who had the foresight and integrity to avoid the clusterf*ck that surrounded Blagojevich. And since Rep Davis is getting up in age, his appointment should last for 2 yrs.
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Tue Feb-24-09 05:00 PM
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10. They had no clear basis to deny him the seat. |
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His perjury only recently came to light.
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