Burris, The Fibber! Liar? Deceiver? #%$)@#!!!!!!!!!!!!

OHHHH a horror flick...

This surprises anyone?


I saw this coming when he wqas announced as the pick

Oh well, the Senate will probably claim to do something, but they won't, since they also said he would never be seated and then suddenly they seated him anyways

mike3775 wrote:

Oh well, the Senate will probably claim to do something, but they won't, since they also said he would never be seated and then suddenly they seated him anyways

Yeah well for the record, the Senate did not "suddenly seat him anyways." The decision was based upon a ruling by the Illinois Supreme Court and a statement from the Illinois Secretary of State signifying that the appointment was legally filed. There was no legal basis left to deny Burris his seat.

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE50B6PY20090113?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=10112

Quote :

COURT RULING

On Friday, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled the appointment of Burris was valid. But Democrats stuck to their position that he would not be seated until the appointment was certified by Illinois Secretary of State, Jesse White.

While White refused to certify the appointment, he signed a statement after the court ruling certifying that the governor's appointment letter was legally filed with the state.

That appeared to satisfy the secretary of the Senate, who had last week rejected Burris' credentials as incomplete.

"The secretary of the Senate has determined that the new credentials presented today on behalf of Mr. Burris now satisfy Senate Rules and validate his appointment," Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid and Assistant Senate Democratic leader Dick Durbin said in a joint statement.