What a big surprise. I’m sure no one saw this coming. After weeks of learning more and more about Roland Burris‘ lies and deceit over just what he did for disgraced ex-governor Rod Blagojevich we’re now hearing about what Blago did for Burris. Namely, giving Burris’ deadbeat son a $75,000 government job after [...]

As Blago’s World Turns is white hot! Today the senior senator from Illinois, Dick Durban (D) called on the junior, newly appointed senator from Illinois to resign from the senate. Durbin met with Burris, and then gave a statement to the press saying he’d asked for Burris to go, and that under [...]

This shouldn’t come as any surprise. Roland Burris is being “interviewed” but not yet “investigated” by the Feds for his possible involvement in the Blago pay-to-play Senate seat scandal. Here comes the heat:
Federal authorities have interviewed Senator Roland Burris in a probe into whether former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich tried to sell the [...]

Nothing like holding a Sunday afternoon press conference hoping that the 24/7 news cycle may offer up something tastier to bury your story! Unfortunately for Roland Burris, the press smells blood, and is quite miffed at the new senator from Illinois.
Gov. Hot Rod Blagojevich’s appointment for Obama’s empty senate seat has become more [...]

The AP is reporting that a partner in a prominent, Washington-based political consulting firm, is the “Advisor B” secretly recorded discussing ways Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich can cash in on President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat.
Frederick S. Yang, a top executive at Peter D. Hart Research Group Associates, is identified by prosecutors in the Blagojevich [...]

As his impeachment trial draws near, Gov. Rod Blagojevich compared himself Friday to an honest, hardworking cowboy, about to be lynched by a band of black-hatted political insiders, who are eager to raise taxes. No, seriously. He did. Blago also wants Rahmbo’s butt on a platter witness stand. And SO much [...]

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Quite an abrupt turn from Harry Reid’s dramatic “never” attitude towards the seating of Blago’ appointee Roland Burris to fill Barry’s emptied Senate seat:
U.S. Senate officials on Monday approved Roland Burris to fill the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama, which would give Democrats 58 of the Senate’s 100 seats, their biggest majority since [...]

Saturday Night Live used the Roland Burris appointment as an opportunity to take a few jabs at the Senate’s refusal to seat him during their cold opening last night.
Rachel Maddow welcomes Roland Burris and Gov. Blago:

Just breaking now, the Illinois House Committee charged with determining whether or not to impeach scandal-maker Governor Rod Blagojevich has unanimously voted that he be impeached. The matter will now be taken up by the whole Illinois House Of Representatives tomorrow.
Blagojevich was arrested last month after federal prosecutors alleged, among other things, that he [...]