I guess Burris got the hint - won't run for re-election for his IL Senate Seat.

[LynneSin]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090709/pl_nm/us_usa_politics_burris_3

Obama's Senate replacement won't seek another term

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Roland Burris, appointed by Illinois' since-ousted governor to fill President Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat, has decided not to run for a full six-year term in 2010, a Democratic Party aide said on Thursday.

The senator's office declined comment other than to say Burris planned to hold a news conference and issue a statement on Friday.

Burris's decision was based on his inability to raise campaign funds, the Chicago Sun-Times said in first reporting the latest twist in his brief Senate career.

The Sun-Times said campaign disclosures with the Federal Election Commission are expected to be filed next week and Burris has reportedly only raised about $20,000. The cost of a Senate race routinely runs into the millions of dollars.

Some of Burris' fellow Democrats had urged him not to run next year, figuring he would not win. But he had earlier resisted such calls.

Last month, an Illinois prosecutor investigating the appointment of Burris said there was insufficient evidence to charge Burris with perjury.

[saltpoint]

1. Burris is a Senator by skewed happenstance. He evidently realized that

he couldn't cough up the bucks for a competitive campaign against likely well-financed primary opponents.

He was simply not a contender for that Senate seat of his own accord.

[michreject]

2. Does he qualify for lifetime bennies?

Just wonderin.